Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123198.015 - Employee amputates six fingers while clearing jam

Accident Summary Nr: 123198.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456132.015	01/15/2020		321113	Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee had climbed onto a waste conveyor that ran to the chipper to clear a jam. He placed his gloved hands onto a conveyor chain return where his gloves were caught between the chain and the return tray. The employee was hospitalized and four fingers on his left hand and two fingers on his right hand were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Chipper, Conveyor, Finger, Glove, Jammed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456132.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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