Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171045776 - Employee's fingers amputated in planer

Accident Summary Nr: 171045776 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 05/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301214920	05/23/1997	5031	0	Action Wood Products Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on May 22, 1997, Employee #, age 19, tried to move a board that was jammed in the planer machine. His right hand slipped into the side planer, and his thumb and his first three fingers were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, JAMMED, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301214920			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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