Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632012 - Employee's fingers amputated in wood shaping machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170632012 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120329719	07/25/1996	2434	0	Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on July 16, 1996, Employee #1 was manually feeding small wood pieces, called doors, into a wood shaping machine, #38556 FD 24. One of the doors broke, and his hand slipped into the blade. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation of the index, middle, and ring fingers on his left hand. The guard on the machine was not of the proper design and did not prevent the employee's hand from contacting the cutting edge of the blade. Employee #1 worked in the production department of Decorative Specialties, Inc., Irwindale, CA,

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329719			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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