OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491344
COLORSCAN SERVICES INC.
LYNDHURST, NJ—
Event description
CAUGHT IN POINT OF OPERATION OF OFFSET PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING UP AROUND A SOLNA #425 SHEET BED OFFSET PRESS. HE REACH ED INTO THE PLATE DELIVERY AREA TO REMOVE A PIECE OF PAPER. HIS HAND AND ARM BEC AME CAUGHT BY THE SHEET GRIPPER BAR AND THE PRESS HOUSING. HE SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS ARM. THE PLEXIGLASS GUARD PROTECTING THE DELIVERY AREA WAS IN TH E RAISED POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, LEAVING THE POINT OF OPERATION UN PROTECTED. THE PRESS WAS SET ON IDLE SPEED. THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENT ED IF POWER HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE PRESS.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 16 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 2
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