Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14274294 - Employee's fingers amputated in point of operation

Accident Summary Nr: 14274294 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 10/29/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102749371	10/29/1991	2499	0	C. F. Wells, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on October 28, 1991, Employee #1, a secondary machine operator, caught her hand in the point of operation of a slabber machine when she reached through a hole in the guard to clean pieces of wood that were caught in the feed chain. The rotating feed chain drew her hand into the saw blade. Her thumb, index finger, and part of her middle finger were amputated.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102749371			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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