Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128695.015 - Employee amputates ring finger when caught in sprocket chain

Accident Summary Nr: 128695.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 08/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488458.015	08/17/2020		321113	New River Hardwoods, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on August 11, 2020, an employee was straightening a board that had gotten twisted in the unscrambler area. As the employee was straightening the board, his right ring finger got caught between an opening in the trim saw platform and the conveyor chain and a sprocket that was part of a conveyor system that moved boards to the trim saw. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring fingertip and was treated but not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Board, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Platform, Saw, Sawmill, Sprocket, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1488458.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators

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