Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14443451 - Employee has three fingers severed by wood shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 14443451 -- Report ID: 0355117 -- Event Date: 02/13/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15244874	02/13/1985	2511	0	Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating the hand shaper portion of a double spindle wood shaper, putting a 3/16 in. bevel on the outside edge of 6 in. wide by 30 in. long by 3/4 in. thick drawer front panels. Because the shaper was turning counterclockwise, he would move the drawer panels from right to left when making the cut. As Employee #1 started to bevel the end of a drawer front, the panel became caught and jerked around to the left, causing Employee #1's right hand to contact the cutting heads. Three of his fingers were partially amputated. The cutting heads were not sufficiently guarded to prevent contact with the operator's hands.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15244874			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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