Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125899369 - Employee crushes fingers in printing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 125899369 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125899369	01/14/2003	2679	322299	Fontana Paper Mills, Inc.

Abstract: At about 5:30 p.m. on December 20, 2002, Employee #1 was wiping paint from the moving anilox & plate rolls of a KUEN YUH, model number MP80 & serial number 4147, flexo graphic press printer with his left hand using a towel. His left hand inadvertently got caught and pulled into the moving rolls of the printer machine. Employee #1 sustained several injuries of his left little, middle & ring fingers. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. The printer machine was neither de-energized nor stopped mechanically to block the inadvertent movement of the press printer.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125899369			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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