Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112453.015 - Employee loses hand when struck by planer blade during chang

Accident Summary Nr: 112453.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1335118.015	08/01/2018		321113	Teal Jones Lumber, Llc

Abstract: On August 1, 2018, an employee was working with a coworker while changing out the planer's blade who had shut down the side head motor and was applying the break to slow the head down. The employee reached for the head while it was still spinning and was caught by and pulled into it, severing several appendages and severely lacerated his hand. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Hand, Laceration, Milling Machine, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1335118.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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