Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172129 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Finger Joint Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201172129 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/11/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125810150	07/29/2002	2431	0	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 is a finger joint machine operator. Employee #1 was using a straight edge square to square the lugs on the finger joint machine to the straight edge on the finger joint machine. To do this Employee #1 set the straight edge square on the lugs and "trues" them to the straight edge for the lugs. Employee #1 checked the lugs on the machine then jogged the lug chain forward to check approximately three lugs at a time. Employee #1 accidently pushed the run button which turned the lug chain on instead of jogging it forward. Employee #1's hand was on the straight edge square when the lug chain moved. Employee #1's fingers were caught between the straight edge square and the stop flap and an air bag. The stop flap stops the lug chain from moving. The air bag keeps pressure on a hold bar that prevents material from moving around as it goes through the finger joint cutting heads. Employee #1's middle, ring and pinky (little) fingers were amputated to the first knuckle. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MILLING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125810150			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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