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Accident Summary Nr: 125472.015 - Employee amputates four fingers while clearing sawdust from

Accident Summary Nr: 125472.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 04/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472718.015	04/20/2020		423310	C & R Lumber Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 13, 2020, an employee working as a woodworking machine operator for a lumber mill was using a stick to clear clogged saw dust from the chute of a Morgan Edger. The blades caught the stick and pulled it, along with the employee's hand, into the blades. The employee amputated four fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Chute, Cutting, Edger, Finger, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lumber, Machine operator, Pulled In, Sawmill, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472718.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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