Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14455760 - FINGERTIPS SEVERED BY WOOD SHAPER MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14455760 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/14/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15194665	04/17/1984	2541	0	Commercial Interiors Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PUTTING A PRACTICE PIECE OF PARTICLE BOARD (APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES BY 12 INCHES) THROUGH AN OLIVER WOOD SHAPER, SERIAL NUMBER 250393, USING A TONGUE AND GROOVE BLADE. THE EMPLOYEE LOOKED AWAY FROM HIS WORK MOMENTARILY AND MOVED HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE ROTATING BLADE. THE TIPS OF THE THIRD AND RING FINGERS WERE SEVERED JUST BELOW THE FINGERNAILS BUT ABOVE THE FIRST JOINT. THE WOOD SHAPER WAS ADEQUATELY GUARDED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WOOD SHAPER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15194665			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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