Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 686626 - Employee's thumb amputated by ink roller on printing press

Accident Summary Nr: 686626 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/05/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102093945	11/17/1986	2759	0	Duplex Products Inc.

Abstract: On the afternoon of November 5, 1986, Employee #1 was using a cloth to clean excess ink buildup from the dam roller on a printing press. The rag was folded into a tight square that was saturated with alcohol. Apparently, the form rollers, which are located above the dam rollers, ensnared his T-shirt and then his hair, pulling him toward the rotating rollers. Employee #1 then shoved himself away from the press and landed on the floor, not realizing that his thumb had been caught in the rollers and amputated.

Keywords: CLOTHING, PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, HAIR, WORK RULES, CLEANING, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102093945			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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