Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203932 - Molder Operator Clearing Jam Caught Right Hand in Blades

Accident Summary Nr: 201203932 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311776017	05/22/2008	2421	321912	Rainier Wood Products Inc

Abstract: Lumber was being run through a Diehl Molder to reduce its width. Two boards jammed together under the top blade. The molder operator, without turning the machine off, raised the top blade, removed a guard and reached in to pick out the top board. The turning six inch molder blade caught his right thumb and pulled his hand into the blades. The molder removed all four fingers and the first joint of his thumb. The operator went to his foreman for help. First aid was applied, 911 called and the victim was transported to OHSU for corrective surgery

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, JAMMED, LUMBER, BLADE, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311776017			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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