Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133327.015 - Employee amputates hand while operating Gang Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 133327.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515036.015	02/17/2021		321113	Fairview Woodyard Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 1, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a Gang Saw, tasked with separating good boards from bad boards. While performing this task, a cant became stuck in the planer head. The employee opened two large doors exposing the planer blades and Gang Saw blades and attempted to remove the stuck cant while the planer blades were still operating. As a result, the employee's left hand was caught and amputated by the moving planer blades. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Contact, Hand, Machine Guarding, Saw, Sawblade

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515036.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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