Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201057429 - Employee's hand crushed when caught in a press machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201057429 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/19/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300781291	03/27/2003	2752	323110	Ace Printing & Graphics Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on March 19, 2003, Employee #1, a pressman, was using a News King Press in the printing press room. He was setting up the press and noticed some dried ink in the vibrating roller. He applied water and while the roller was moving attempted to wipe the ink off using his bare hand. His right hand was pulled into the nip point created by the vibrating roller and the water form roller. He was hospitalized with a crushed hand.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, SET UP, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300781291			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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