Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170697635 - Employee's fingertip amputated in mouth of chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 170697635 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111899753	11/05/1991	2421	0	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on September 30, 1991, Employee #1 was working as a millwright for Sierra Pacific Industries in Burney, CA. He was unjamming the feed throat and infeed conveyor system to the sawmill scrap chipper. While Employee #1 straightened a piece of scrap lumber, the chipper caught the other end of it and slapped his hand up against a metal brace at the mouth of the chipper. The tip end of Employee #1's right ring finger was amputated. The investigation found that the chipper and feed system met our requirements and that Employee #1 was following safe work practices as specified in the employer's job safety analysis. No citation will be issued; no violations were found.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, CHIPPER, MILLWRIGHT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111899753			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Millwrights

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