Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170160360 - Employee's thumb amputated in joiner

Accident Summary Nr: 170160360 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 04/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125980474	04/16/1997	3553	0	Dba The Wexford Collection/J&M Design Ltd

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Powermatic woodworking joiner machine, manufacturer #60, serial #661284, in the mill department of a furniture manufacturing company. He was standing at the front receiving end of the machine, grasping and pushing 2 5/16 in. by 14 in. by approximately 1/4 in. thick wood panels through the machine. Employee #1 was grasping panels in his left hand and pushing them on edge along the running board when a panel edge struck the rotating blade, amputating his left thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, WOOD PANEL, EXTENSION HANDLE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125980474			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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