Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145582.015 - Employee amputates fingers on machine blade

Accident Summary Nr: 145582.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569525.015	12/20/2021		321911	North Atlantic Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was cleaning a machine in a woodworking shop with a rag while the machine was still in operation. The employee got too close to the blades and the rag and his finger got caught in the blades. The employee was hospitalized and had several fingers amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Shearing Machine, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569525.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter

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