Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201690484 - Employee's Thumb Amputated When Caught In Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201690484 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 08/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301274015	09/27/2001	2511	0	Wambold Furniture

Abstract: On August 10, 2001, Employee #1 was assigned the duties of a spotter by the machine operator. He was instructed to stand on the back side of the Homag lumber edge bander to spot for jammed lumber. The rollers did not have a guard. While Employee #1 was spotting the wood, the wood emerged from the bander. Employee #1's right thumb became pinched between the wood and roller, amputating Employee #1's right thumb just below the thumb nail. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINIST, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301274015			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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