Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 745232 - Employee's fingers crushed in printing press

Accident Summary Nr: 745232 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 02/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104384052	05/31/1988	2759	0	L. J. Cowie Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was feeding paper stock into a 1965 Carver die stamping #161-A series printing press to print business cards. His left hand was contacted by the die of the press and his index and middle fingers were crushed. The Carver press was not equipped with a point of operation guard that prevented body parts from entering the danger zone.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104384052			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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