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Accident Summary Nr: 95988.015 - Employee sustains abrasions, contusions, avulsions and de-gl

Accident Summary Nr: 95988.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1235181.015	05/30/2017		322211	Royal Container Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 3, 2017, an employee was cleaning moving printing ink rollers on a Langston printing press with a rag, and spray degreaser/cleaner. The rag and employee's hand was drawn into the in-running ink rollers. The employee's hand was caught in the machine for approximately 10 minutes before it could be extracted. The employee sustained abrasions, contusions, and avulsions to the right fingers and the right hand which required surgical repair for arterial damage and skin reattachment.

Keywords: Abrasion, Caught In, Contusion, Finger, Guard, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Printing Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1235181.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Printing machine operators

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