Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170851513 - Employee's arm amputated by flying shaper blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170851513 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 04/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125987545	04/29/1998	2519	337125	Finegood Holding Dba Good Companies

Abstract: Employee #1's right arm was amputated at the elbow when a shaper blade flew off the spindle head and struck him. The spindle head was not guarded.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, SPINDLE, STRUCK BY, WOOD SHAPER, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125987545			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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