Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170898977 - Employee's finger amputated in wood shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 170898977 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126121896	07/30/1997	3553	0	Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 25, 1997, Employee #1 was working on a Jenkins Machinery, Kohler General, Inc., double end shaper/sander, model 144, serial #1370-3130181. He had fed in about two hundred 10 ft by 12 ft by 9/16 in. headboard panels when he discovered that one part was not set correctly on the feeder chains. He was trying to adjust it when his right little finger became caught between the part and the side of the machine and was amputated. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3328(g).

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FEED CHAIN, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, WOOD SHAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126121896			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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