Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134836.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught in infeed of wood veneer

Accident Summary Nr: 134836.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518454.015	03/08/2021		321212	Gp Building Products Operations Lp

Abstract: At 5:15 a.m. on March 3, 2021, an employee working for a wood products manufacturer was feeding veneer into the infeed of dryer 6. The employee caught her right hand, wrist and arm between the sprocket and chain of the dryer while attempting to remove veneer from infeed deck. The employee amputated her arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Engineering Controls, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Safety Device, Sheared, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Wood, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1518454.015	33	F	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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