Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203841 - Employee Amputates Finger in Unguarded Planer

Accident Summary Nr: 201203841 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311771661	01/22/2008	2421	321999	Hearin Forest Industries Inc

Abstract: On January 17, 2008, Employee #1, a planer operator, was clearing jammed wood from beneath the raised hood and turning knives of the planer. His hand was drawn into the turning knives, and a segment of his right forefinger was amputated. The hood guard of the planer had been raised to allow the passage of lumber through the planer to the sorting table without contacting the knives. His coworkers responded to him, applied first aid and called Emergency Services. Employee #1 was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, MILLING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311771661			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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