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Accident Summary Nr: 144583.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while unclogging notcher machin
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1583719.015 | 09/23/2021 | 2421 | 321920 | 317729300 - Salem Pallet Company Inc |
Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on September 18, 2021, an employee working for a pallet manufacturer was operating a notcher machine. The machine became clogged with sawdust. The employee tried to use a bendable pole called an all-thread to dislodge the plug. He had turned the machine off, but the belt had not come to a complete stop. As he fed the tool into the machine, the belt caught the employee's fingertip. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his fingertip. It is not clear if the amputation included bone loss.
Keywords:
Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught By, Clogged, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Pallet, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Pulled In, Sawdust, Traumatic Amputation, Wood
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1583719.015 | 58 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: |