Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200535318 - Employee's Finger Caught by a Rotating Saw, Was Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 200535318 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/20/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316682301	09/05/2012	2499	321999	Wood Components & Technologies

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 20, 2012, Employee #1 had just finished running oil flats wood products for John Deere Company. The employee removed the guard without shutting off the tooling head and was wiping the sawdust off of the work surface of the JA FAY & EGAN Co Shaper (Model Number: 452-A) with his right hand in a sweeping motion. The employee swept his right hand too close to the rotating cutting head. The blade caught his right index finger. Employee #1's coworker notified the owner and was immediately transported to Allen Hospital in Cedar Falls, IA, where his finger was amputated to the first distal joint. Employee #1 was released after 24 hours.

Keywords: SAWDUST, WOOD CHIPS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, LACERATION, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316682301			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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