Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144601.015 - Employee crushes fingers when gate is lowered onto hand

Accident Summary Nr: 144601.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/02/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580481.015	03/03/2022		321113	Lassiter Lumber, Llc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on February 2, 2022, an employee was operating a strapping machine, awaiting the next package of lumber to be processed. Before processing the next package received, the employee positioned their left hand between the top of the package and the bottom of a raised metal gate in order to stencil package. The employee pressed the wrong button and the gate lowered onto her hand, resulting in a crush injury to four fingers. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Gate, Lumber, Lumber Stack, Machine operator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580481.015	34	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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