Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127580.015 - Employee amputates hand while operating wood splitter machin

Accident Summary Nr: 127580.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 07/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482428.015	07/08/2020		454319	West End Firewood, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 3, 2020, an employee was operating a wood cutting/wood splitter machine when he crushed his hand in the splitter area. The employee amputated his hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Cutting, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Point Of Operation, Shear, Sheared, Tree Section, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482428.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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