Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179980 - Inexperienced employee's fingers amputated by planer

Accident Summary Nr: 170179980 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112212139	08/10/1990	2499	0	P And D Wood Designs

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on August 1, 1990, Employee #1 was working on a piece of wood 4 1/4 in. by 8 1/2 in. by 2 1/2 in. that he wanted planed down. A coworker planed it twice and then Employee #1 took it from him and ran it on the planer. He was pressing down on one side, trying to get the slant out of the block of wood, when it kicked back, causing his right hand to hit the cutting blade. All four fingers on Employee #1's right hand were amputated and he sustained a partial amputation of the right thumb and the left index finger. This was the first time Employee #1 had run this machine.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, INEXPERIENCE, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112212139			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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