Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144282.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught in sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 144282.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 02/24/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1581757.015	03/01/2022	2491	321114	317730095 - Jasper Wood Products Llc

Abstract: At 5:49 p.m. on February 24, 2022, an employee was working as a machine operator for a firm that manufactured custom-treated and custom-dried plywood and laminated veneer lumber (LVL). He was reaching into the unloader section of dryer number 1 to adjust a piece of veneer. He braced himself against the frame of the machine. He slipped. His left hand came into contact with a sprocket. The employee was wearing a glove, which became entangled. It was caught in a sprocket. The employee suffered the amputation of one or more fingers. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Dryer, Finger, Glove, Hand, Lockout, Machine operator, Nip Point, Plywood, Slip, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1581757.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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