Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611456 - Employee's hand severed by machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201611456 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 07/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302681408	07/29/1999	5211	0	Us Forest Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. around July 28, 1999, Employee #1 was doing routine maintenance of a Raybond machine. He removed a guard to get to an oil cup and then started to pour oil into the cup. As he was about to finish he tried to close the lid when the machine automatically started. Unable to pull his left hand clear, a sharp edge of an overhead angle iron severed his hand. He was hospitalized and physicians were unable to reattach his hand.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, GUARD, LUBRICATING FLUID, LOCKOUT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302681408			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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