Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091345 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN HAND CUT BY SAW BLADE

Accident Summary Nr: 201091345 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126209568	12/09/1997	2491	0	Pacific Wood Preserv

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 13, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a Pindu Machine, which sizes 6-in. by 8-in. 8-ft-, 10-ft-, or 12-ft-long timbers down to 5.5 in. by 7.5 in. Pieces of the sized lumber became caught in the machine. Employee #1 opened the 34-in. by 74-in. door exposing the moving parts of the machine. He reached into the moving parts of the machine and removed the top board. Employee #1 then reached down to retrieve a lower board. He withdrew his right hand and in the process the hand was cut by the rotating saw blade. Employee #1 was taken to Mercy Hospital.

Keywords: LOCKOUT, SAW, LACERATION, LUMBER, WOOD SHAPER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126209568			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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