Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200824670 - Employee Reaching Under a Notched Amputates Four Fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 200824670 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 03/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314040122	03/17/2011	5211	444110	Kitzman'S Dixon, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 15, 2011, two employees, Employee #1 and #2, with Kitzman's Dixon, LLC, were operating a notcher. Employee #1 was removing boards (2 in. by 4 in.) after the cut. Employee #2 placed the boards into the notcher. While removing the boards, Employee #1 reached below the boards, into the cutting head, amputating four fingers. Further investigation revealed that it was 33 in. from edge of the machine to the cutting heads.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, LUMBER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314040122			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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