Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170898480 - Employee injured when left thumb amputated by shaper blades

Accident Summary Nr: 170898480 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/22/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126083377	04/12/2001	2521	0	Boyd Furniture

Abstract: On March 22, 2001, Employee #1, working for a wood manufacturing company, was running a hand shaper to cut grooves measuring 49 in. into pieces of wood siding measuring 2 in by 2 in by 71.5 in. The operation had normally been performed using a CNC machine but technical problems prompted the company to revert to using the hand shaper. At the time of the accident, the piece of siding kicked back out in the direction of Employee #1. When this happened, the front end of the piece of siding being held by the employee's hand was swept in front of the rotating shaper blades, amputating Employee #1's left thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, AMPUTATED, WOOD SHAPER, HAND TOOL, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126083377			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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