Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144002.015 - Employee's left hand is amputated while operating scrag saw

Accident Summary Nr: 144002.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 02/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579984.015	02/23/2022		321113	Larimer & Norton, Inc.

Abstract: At 01:30 p.m. on February 22, 2022, an employee was operating a scrag saw mill to cut wooden billets. The employee left the machine to use the restroom. When the employee returned, he heard a noise coming from the saw area of the mill. The employee failed to deenergize and LOTO the machine and reached into the saw cabinet to remove a piece of wood debris. The employee's left hand contacted the rotating saw blades, resulting in an amputation. The employee was treated at the hospital for injuries sustained.

Keywords: Amputation, Cleaning, Clearing, Cut, Debris, Energized, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Noise, Reaching, Saw, Sawblade, Sawmill, Struck Against, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579984.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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