Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170621502 - Employee's fingers amputated by door trimming blades

Accident Summary Nr: 170621502 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125696252	08/02/2000	2431	0	Premdor Corporation

Abstract: An employee working at a door manufacturing facility was cleaning the sawdust from the trimmer at the end of the swing shift. When he was finished, he stood up from a squatting position, putting his left hand on the trimmer. The rotating hog blades struck and amputated the tips of his left small and middle fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, MACHINIST, CLEANING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125696252			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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