Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115437923 - Color Printing Systems Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Seattle Service Location, Seattle, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115437923

Report ID: 1055320

Date Opened: 05/13/1994

Site Address:
Color Printing Systems Inc
4975 3rd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2759

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361190960

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			4		6
Current Violations	2			4		6
Initial Penalty	$1,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,600
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	0241500101	08/03/1994	07/12/1994	$200	$1,200	$0	08/30/1994	Y - State Decision
2.	01002	Serious	02400040	08/03/1994	09/05/1994	$300	$400	$0	08/30/1994	Y - State Decision
3.	02001	Other	0620540901	08/03/1994	09/05/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/30/1994	Y - State Decision
4.	02002	Other	0240006002	08/03/1994	09/05/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/30/1994	Y - State Decision
5.	02003	Other	0240004501	08/03/1994	09/05/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/30/1994	Y - State Decision
6.	02004	Other	0249560901 A 01	08/03/1994	07/12/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/30/1994	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170044762

Event: 05/06/1994

Employee's arm amputated in printing press

On May 6, 1994, Employee #1, 42 years old, was operating a two color original Heidelberg printing press. The press has two towers that, when viewed from the side, resemble the letter "v." At approximately 4:15 p.m., the employee was standing on a platform on the side of the printer, working between the two towers. He was almost finished with a job and, while the press was running, was trying to remove a hickey (spot) from the press plate with a rubber-tip putty knife. Because the press plate is located on the left tower, the employee, who is left-handed, used his right hand to remove the hickey. He was not working on the other side of the press because he did not want to smear the printed sheets. As a result, the employee's arm was caught between the rollers and the plate cylinder and was amputated at the elbow. Employee #1 was taken to Harborview Medical Center.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, ELBOW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115437923			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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