Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201142957 - Employee Amputates Finger Using Router

Accident Summary Nr: 201142957 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305348997	01/03/2003	2591	337920	3 Day Blinds

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on December 10, 2002, Employee #1 was cleaning glue from the area near the rotating circular cutting blade on a Leeson router (Model Number PG6334FC13F). A coworker used glue to repair a vacuum tube adjacent to the blade. The router, located in the pre-assembly area, was used to put the edges on the wood and plastic rails. Employee #1's finger made contact with the unguarded rotating blade, amputating it at the first joint. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305348997			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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