Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170178461 - Employee amputates fingers as lumber jerks in shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 170178461 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/10/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120029145	06/21/1993	2512	0	Hercules Custom Furniture Mfg.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Hercules Custom Furniture Manufacturing, Los Angeles, California, was using the shaping machine to carve out a profile on a piece of lumber. Toward the end of the cut, the lumber jerked forward and dragged his left hand onto the shaper blades, causing amputation of the ring and small fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SAW, LUMBER, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120029145			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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