Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201989787 - Employee's Fingers Are Crushed by Moving Rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 201989787 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307174292	10/20/2003	2731	511130	Armstrong Graphics Systems Inc.

Abstract: On October 18, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning a Web Leader brand printing press. Employee #1 spotted a piece of paper stuck to a roller, lifted up the guard, and reached in to the ingoing nip point of the moving rollers. Her left hand was taken into the roller, crushing her fingers and peeling the palmer surface of skin back towards her wrist. She was hospitalized for her injuries.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, FINGER, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307174292			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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