Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096419 - Employee injured while cleaning printing press trim blower

Accident Summary Nr: 201096419 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126101732	04/02/2003	2731	541519	Wallace

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 26, 2003, Employee #1 was cleaning out an exit pipe for a trim blower on a printing press. The purpose of the trim blower was to blow the trimmed paper material away, through a 4-inch-diameter metal pipe, to a waste container. He had taken the pipe apart and was holding it up with his left hand. He was unable to continue holding the pipe and it fell on his right hand, causing his hand to go into the blower that was still running. He suffered cuts on his fingers and wrist and was hospitalized.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, LOCKOUT, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126101732			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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