Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903355 - Employee's fingers amputated in wood shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 170903355 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119830982	01/22/1996	2426	0	Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 11, 1996, Employee #1 was at his assigned station in the woodworking area, cutting and shaping a block of wood on a Davis & Wells shaper machine #2098, model 2/64, serial # 3-85. The fingers on his right hand contacted the rotating knives, amputating his index and middle fingers and partially amputating the nail of his little finger. The table rotor saw had a guard to prevent fingers from being injured as the wood stock is passed along the groove.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROTOR, FINGER, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, WOOD SHAPER, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119830982			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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