Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200534097 - Employee Amputates Finger When Hand Contacts Rotating Blades

Accident Summary Nr: 200534097 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315312058	02/15/2011	2431	321911	Dubuque Sash & Door Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: On January 13, 2011, Employee #1 was running a test piece for a panel door on a Norment Lambert Shaper with its feed rollers off. During the test, he inadvertently pushed the wood piece through the wrong way. When the wood came into contact with the shapers knives, the wood was projected across the room and Employee #1's left hand contacted the rotating knives. Employee #1's left middle finger was amputated at the first digit.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, WOOD SHAPER, UNTRAINED, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315312058			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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