Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117134.015 - Employee amputates five fingers in shaper machine

Accident Summary Nr: 117134.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1408358.015	06/12/2019		337110	Cabinet Components, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:04 p.m. on June 5, 2019, an employee was moved from his department to assist in the Panel Edging Department. The employee was operating a shaper cutter machine without the feeder in place. The feeder, which acts as a machine guard, was down for maintenance. The employee was edging a panel when his hand slipped and made contact with the machine's moving blades. Employee was hospitalized and suffered amputation of all five fingers of the right hand.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Contact, Hand, Unguarded, Wood Shaper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1408358.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury

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