Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201690229 - Employee injured when hand pulled into belt sander

Accident Summary Nr: 201690229 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 04/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125931378	04/20/2001	3553	0	Becker Woodworking

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a glue stick to clean the belt sander while the belt was in motion. Employee #1 was holding the glue stick with his left hand, using his left thumb, index finger, and middle finger. Employee #1 reached over to the other side to clean the belt and was about to touch the belt with the glue stick. Employee #1 felt his left hand get pulled into the belt. Employee #1 tried to use his right hand to pull out his left hand. Employee #1 screamed, and coworkers turned off the machine at the power disconnect, since there was no emergency stop. The coworkers called an ambulance. Paramedics transported Employee #1 to Martin Luther King Hospital. Employee #1 had his left index finger and left middle finger amputated as a result of the accident. Employee #1 was released from the hospital on April 19, 2001.

Keywords: SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, BELT, GLUE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125931378			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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