Worker injured in printing machine accident

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Worker injured in printing machine accident An Oxfordshire printing firm has been handed a fine after a worker suffered severe injuries at work.

A court heard that the 40-year-old employee's hand was pulled into a printing machine.

The stacker machine used belts that ran over rollers to move the booklets along to be packaged for delivery.

The worker was removing some of the booklets from under one of the belts when the machine started up and caught his left thumb between a feeder belt and a roller.

His thumb was pulled under the roller and cut as the machine started up again.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that a guard was missing from the machine, which would have protected the rollers and prevented access to the moving parts.

Sharron Cripps, a HSE inspector, said: "This incident highlights the dangers associated with cleaning and maintaining printing machines.

"It is important when undertaking a risk assessment to consider less frequent activities such as un-jamming blockages, as in this case."

To further reduce the risk of serious injuries, it is important that correct safety signs are installed. ADNFCR-1200-ID-800261245-ADNFCR

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