Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201694452 - Employee Loses Finger in Jointer Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201694452 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 05/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314760018	07/03/2012	2842	325612	Art And Craftsmen

Abstract: At approximately 10:12 a.m. on May 7, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a jointer, holding three pieces of wood, while wearing work gloves to protect his hand from splinters. Employee #1 was pushing the wood pieces through the jointer, when he felt the wood sticking, so he began to push, and then pull back on the pieces of wood, when he realized that his left little finger got caught in the jointer's knives amputating the tip of his finger. Employee #1 was taken to a local medical center where he was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: KNIFE, SPLINTER, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SAW, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314760018			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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