Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201122520 - Employee's fingertip amputated in wood shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 201122520 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 05/30/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125526616	06/15/2000	2541	0	Metropolitan Furniture Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using the wood shaper to make a special type of cut on a piece of wood. He swung the feeder to the shaper out of the way and was manually feeding in the board when his left index finger accidentally struck against the blade, amputating the tip. There was no cage or adjustable guard on the wood shaper.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, WOOD SHAPER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125526616			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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