Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136343.015 - Employee amputates five fingers in moulder blower air valve

Accident Summary Nr: 136343.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536555.015	06/15/2021		337212	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a custom architectural woodwork and millwork manufacturer was assisting a coworker unjamming a moulder blower feed valve. The coworker instructed the employee to close the feed valve door and when he attempted to clear out the saw dust, his right hand contacted the valve. The employee was hospitalized after amputating all his fingers on the right hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Maintenance, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation, Valve, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1536555.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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