Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202551859 - Employee gets finger amputation on a printing press

Accident Summary Nr: 202551859 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313165896	06/17/2010	2752	323110	The Dot Printer

Abstract: On June 4, 2010, Employee #1 of The Dot Printer, was working as an assistant operator on a Komori 6-unit lithographic press, model L6-28, Serial Number 2211. While the press was running, Employee #1 heard some noise coming out of the far end of the first of the six units of the press. He climbed over in between the paper feeder unit and the unit making the noise and was looking into the area of the rollers making the noise. While leaning over the rollers, his left hand got pulled into the in-running rollers, which were not guarded. Employee #1 suffered de-gloving injury to his left middle finger, which was amputated in the hospital. Employee #1 lost about 2/3 of his finger down to the second knuckle.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, PAPER MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313165896			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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