Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170612170 - Employee's finger amputated by planer at sawmill

Accident Summary Nr: 170612170 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119811255	07/20/1993	2451	0	Michigan-California Lumber Co.

Abstract: At about 6:30 p.m. on July 13, 1994, Employee #1 was attempting to free a board being fed into the rolls of the planer at Michigan-Cal saw mill. The employee attempted to pull the board straight in the rolls. While pushing the jog reverse button of the feed motor controller, she inadvertently pushed the forward control and was pulled into the rolls. The planer was running dead head (cutters up) at the time and a more serious injury was avoided. The employee suffered an amputation of the left index finger between the knuckle and first joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119811255			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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