Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170195978 - Employee's fingers broken when caught in planer rolls

Accident Summary Nr: 170195978 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/23/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111903274	11/01/1990	2421	0	P & M Cedar Products

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 a.m. on October 23, 1990, Employee #1, a wood planer feeder, attempted to use a push stick to remove a broken piece of lumber from under the infeed rolls. The piece of wood suddenly broke free, and the feed roll grabbed the push stick and pulled it and Employee #1's left hand under the roll. All four of his fingers were broken. The rolls were not properly guarded; the guard was set at 2 1/4 in. above the feed material, but the distance should have been no more than 3/8 in. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4186(b).

Keywords: FRACTURE, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111903274			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.