Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170614945 - Employee's fingertips amputated in planer/molder

Accident Summary Nr: 170614945 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120174693	06/13/1996	7361	0	Western Staff Services (P & M Theater)

Abstract: Employee #1, a temporary worker at a wood product company, was serving as a production helper on the outfeed side of a planer/molder. His assignment was to take pieces of wood off the planer as they came out. The planer was shut down, and Employee #1 walked around its side to clean up wood debris. He then reached in to remove a wooden guard that covered a portion of the bottom head. The bottom head was still turning, and the tips of the index and middle fingers on his right hand were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120174693			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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