Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142836.015 - Employee amptutates thumb when caught in pneumatic clamp

Accident Summary Nr: 142836.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/11/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573152.015	01/18/2022		332312	Cascade Lumber Company

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on January 11, 2022, an employee was using a bandsaw to cut 3.5 inch steel tube webbing. The employee engaged a pneumatic clamp to hold the webbing placing his hand to guide the webbing into the clamp. The employee pinched his thumb when the clamp closed on the webbing. The employee amputated his thumb, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Catch Point, Caught Between, Clamp, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Pneumatic, Pneumatic tool , Steel, Steel Tube, Thumb, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573152.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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