Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170683528 - Employee's thumb and finger amputated when placed in shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 170683528 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126751528	11/02/1995	5031	0	Rocky Mountain Woods

Abstract: Employee #1 was shaping the joints for the ends of frames for cabinet doors. As he turned one shaped end around to shape the other end, he placed his left forefinger and thumb into the shaper blade and they were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126751528			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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