Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118624.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while operating wood jointer

Accident Summary Nr: 118624.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420791.015	07/23/2019		922140	Ipi Department Of Corrections, State Of Iowa

Abstract: At 01:30 p.m. on July 14, 2019, an employee was operating a wood jointer. While passing wood through the jointer, the employee's left middle finger made contact with rotating cutters. The employee was treated for an amputation of the left middle fingertip but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Contact, Cutting, Elec Equipment--Misc, Finger, Fingertip, Operating, Prison, Rotating Parts, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1420791.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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