Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114247.015 - Employee amputates finger while removing jam from planer

Accident Summary Nr: 114247.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1383541.015	03/07/2019		423310	Hixson Lumber Sales

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 4, 2019, an employee was removing a jam on Planer Machine #2. The employee turned the machine off but didn't wait for it to stop completely. The employee caught his right hand's index finger and amputated it before the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Finger, Jammed, Planing Machine, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1383541.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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