Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133607 - Employee's hand seriously injured in sanding belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170133607 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 03/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124784315	03/23/1994	2511	0	Hagen Enterprises Of Oregon Inc

Abstract: Shortly after 7:00 a.m. on March 22, 1994, Employee #1, of Hagen Enterprises, Inc., was using a 24 in. belt sander to sand some pieces of wood parts. When he was finished, he decided to clean the built-up pitch residue and other debris from the sanding belt at the outfeed side while the sander was still in the operating mode. The outfeed section was not guarded and all moving parts were exposed. As Employee #1 cleaned the rollers and belt with a rag, his glove was pulled into the rollers. He was hospitalized with a serious injury to his left hand.

Keywords: SANDING MACHINE, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124784315			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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