Vertis Plant Socked with $60K Fine After Injury

When the press was restarted and manually jogged forward, the young worker's hand was drawn between two rollers at the rear of the press. The young worker suffered a hand injury.

A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the area of the press where the worker's hand was drawn in was protected by a guard, but it was inadequate to prevent the worker's hand from being drawn into the rollers. American Color Graphics pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that the in-running nip hazard on the press was equipped with a guard or other device that prevented access to its pinch point.