Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114336.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated on moving blade

Accident Summary Nr: 114336.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1351439.015	10/02/2018		321912	Specialized Milling

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 27, 2018, Employee #1 was operating a Horizontal Re-saw, KENT WOOD, HBR 300, MACHINE-3 14200. He and a coworker were resawing pieces of wood measuring 8 foot by 4 foot by 2 inches, to cut in half. They had cut about nine pieces of wood. As the employee began feeding the tenth piece, he noticed a staple in the wood. He pulled the piece back with his left hand and he put his right hand on the moving belt by mistake. The belt pulled his right hand and it struck the unguarded moving blade, causing the amputation of his right index fingertip and a deep laceration on his middle finger. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby medical center, but the tip of the finger could not be reattached.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Blade, Fingertip, Laceration, Saw, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1351439.015	23	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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