Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117034.015 - Employee amputates two fingers on unguarded wood molder head

Accident Summary Nr: 117034.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 05/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407421.015	06/11/2019		321999	Sourcecut Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:40 p.m. on May 30, 2019, an employee was performing setup tasks and making adjustments on a Moulder W90-LMC-Leadermac Platinum 523 wood moulding machine. The employee's right hand made contact with one of the five unguarded rotating cutter heads. The employee amputated his index finger at the second joint and amputated his middle fingertip requiring medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts, Struck Against, Training, Unguarded, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1407421.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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