Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772515 - Employee Cuts Hand While Replacing Blade on Wood Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 200772515 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303858039	10/01/2002	2431	321918	Rex Lumber Company

Abstract: On September 30, 2002, Employee #1, a new employee, placed a new cutting head on a spindle of a wood lathe that was rotating. The spindle caught the cutting head and rotated into his hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a severe laceration.

Keywords: LATHE, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303858039			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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