Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200083533 - Employee'S Hand Is Injured In Printing Press
Accident: 200083533 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/20/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311758049 | 10/21/2008 | 2752 | Thames Printing Company, Inc. | ||||
On October 20, 2008, Employee #1, a printing machine operator, was removing a paper stuck in the feed section of the multi-color printing press tower. The limit switch provided on the guard was not operable. When Employee #1 activated the control button, the press went into constant motion instead of the inching mode. Employee #1's hand was pulled in and he sustained serious injuries to his fingers and hand. | |||||||
Keywords:
printing press, finger, guard, stuck, switchboard, control lever, machine operator, caught by, hand
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 311758049 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Printing machine operators |