Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632038 - Employee's fingertip amputated by router blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170632038 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120329727	07/26/1996	2512	0	Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing his normal job responsibilities in the woodworking shop of Catalina Furniture, La Mirada, CA. He was using a router to cut a small piece of 3/4 by 2 by 28 3/4 wood stock when the tip of his finger was amputated. Employee #1 had not used the jig extender designed to prevent fingers from being exposed to the rotating blade.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329727			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Furniture and wood finishers

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