Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120196.015 - Employee amputates index finger in wood shop class

Accident Summary Nr: 120196.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433022.015	09/25/2019		611110	Oceanside Unified School District

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on September 19, 2019, an employee was working as a substitute teacher in a high school wood shop class. As they were helping students, he noticed that the suction on the dust collector was not working well and attempted to address the issue by emptying the collection bin. The employee was unaware of lockout/tagout requirements, knew that the dust collector was on when he attempted the cleaning. As the employee reached up to sweep the sawdust out of the chute, he contacted the rotating plates, crushing his right index finger, resulting in an amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Crushed, Dust Collector, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Rotating Parts, Teacher

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433022.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Teachers, secondary school

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