Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140413.015 - Employee amputates tip of thumb in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 140413.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559529.015	10/22/2021		321219	Weyerhaeuser Co

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was polishing a shaft on a lathe. His glove became caught between the lathe's emery paper and the rotating shaft, resulting in an amputation of the tip of the employee's right thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Fingertip, Glove, Lathe, Rotating Shaft, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559529.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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