Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103056.015 - Employee catches hand in log hopper and amputates two finger

Accident Summary Nr: 103056.015 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 10/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1270111.015	10/13/2017	5153	444220	317718545 - Coastal Forest Products Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 10, 2017, an employee was operating an automated wood processor that cuts logs to length then splits and ejects them. The employee reached into the wood processor's hopper during the operating cycle and the employee's right hand was pinched between a log and the metal splitter. The employee amputated his thumb and forefinger as well as crushing several fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Hopper, Log, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1270111.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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