Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118446.015 - Employee partially amputates finger while using jointer mac

Accident Summary Nr: 118446.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419362.015	07/30/2019		423310	Menzner Lunber & Supply

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on July 22, 2019, an employee was opertating a jointer cutting hold downs for molding machines after a groove was worn in the hold downs. The employee made a pass through the cutter head and as he brought the piece back across the cutter head it caught the piece and pulled the employee's finger across the blade. The employee partially amputated his left index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Catch Point, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hold-Down Clamp, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lumber, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Supervision, Wood, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419362.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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