Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170631196 - Employee smashes thumb trying to prevent jam

Accident Summary Nr: 170631196 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119866556	05/26/1994	7361	0	I.D.I. Temporary Services

Abstract: Employee #1, of I.D.I. Temporary Services, was monitoring 30 in. by 60 in. by 1 1/8 in. particle boards as they passed through the glue spreader (#10614), the laminator (#10615), and then through the conveyor (#10617). According to the employee, the first board made it through the laminator and was waiting to be transferred to the stacker. Employee #1 fed another board through and, upon realizing that it would jam and ruin the boards, he hurried over to the jam area. He tried to guide the second board with his right hand, but he didn't shut off the machine. Employee #1's thumb was smashed and was eventually amputated at the first digit.

Keywords: BOARD, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119866556			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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