105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14451256

FIRST CHOICE PRINTING & BINDERY

Event
PRINTING PRESS,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14931091
Employer profile
FIRST CHOICE PRINTING & BINDERY
Summary number
14451256
Report ID
953220

Event description

Employee injured when hand caught in gear train

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a printing press when he was distracted by a coworker. Employee #1's hand slipped from the water control lever into the gear train and his right little finger was amputated at the first joint.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    34
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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