Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632015 - Employee's finger amputated when got caught in butt router

Accident Summary Nr: 201632015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 06/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304613474	07/09/2001	5031	0	Oregon Pacific Building Products Ore Inc

Abstract: On June 18, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a door machine. He lifted up the butt router machine into its locked upright position, but the butt router did not lock into upright position and began to fall. Employee #1 reached out to stop the machine from falling and his right hand got caught in the butt router blade. Employee #1 sustained severe lacerations of the index and middle finger and amputation of the ring finger at the knuckle joint. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, LACERATION, FALL, BLADE, HAND, DOOR MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304613474			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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