Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201691383 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated by Wood Shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 201691383 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 12/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301279550	04/29/2004	2434	337110	Corona Millworks Inc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on December 15, 2003, Employee #1 was operating a shaper in the Planer Department at Corona Millworks, a manufacturer of wood cabinet doors. When the operator for the shaper (Macchine Casade Shaper, Model Number F/114, Serial Number 88-33-14) did not report to work, Employee #1 (a supervisor) filled in and operated the shaper. He removed the automatic feeder and hand-fed a door piece into the shaper. His hand was pulled into the cutting head and a portion of his thumb was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, MACHINE OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, WOOD SHAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301279550			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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