Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201144862 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated by Rotary Paper Trimmer

Accident Summary Nr: 201144862 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305353393	02/19/2004	2741	511199	Harte Hanks Inc Dba Penny Saver

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 13, 2004, Employee #1, an assistant crew lead on a printing crew, was working with the crew who were performing preventive maintenance on printing and support equipment. The employer is a publisher of a shopping/advertising publication. Employee #1 went to check the suction on the trim suction hose on a Custom-Bilt Model 300 three-knife rotary trimmer but made the decision to not turn off the equipment first. As he removed his left hand from the suction hose, his thumb contacted the first trimmer knife. His thumb was amputated just below the finger nail.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, PRINTING, ROTATING KNIFE, MACHINE OPERATOR, THUMB, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305353393			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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