Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170360366 - Employee suffers fingertip amputation in molding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170360366 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111965059	11/03/1994	2431	0	Sunset Moulding Co

Abstract: At 8:40 p.m. on October 27, 1994, Employee #1, of Sunset Moulding Co., was working as a molding grader in a molding mill. He was using a trim backsaw to cut out defects in 1 1/4 in. by 2 in. molding as it came out of the molder #5 line. The trim saw, which was 33 1/2 in. from the floor, had a fixed guard with 3 in. vertical clearance and an 8 1/2 in. horizontal section of blade exposed. It did not have an automatically closing guard. As Employee #1 reached out to brush off end cuts of molding, his finger contacted the turning blade. His left ring fingertip was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, MOLDING MACHINE, BLADE, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111965059			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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