Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159027 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated in Gang Rip Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201159027 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300864709	01/30/2004	5031	423310	Van Matre Lumber Co., Inc.

Abstract: On January 16, 2004, Employee #1, working for a lumber yard and wholesale distributor, was oiling the gear mechanism of a gang rip machine when his shirt became caught in the moving wheels. He placed his right hand in the area of the converging gear wheels to remove his shirt and his right hand was pulled into the moving wheels. His thumb came into contact with converging gear wheels and he sustained an amputation of his right thumb, at the second joint. He was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was hospitalized with his injury. There was no guard on the machine at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LOCKOUT, LUMBER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300864709			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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