Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701372 - Employee's Hand Is Amputated in Hula Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201701372 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305127201	08/22/2002	2421	0	Wallowa Forest Products Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:50 p.m. on August 20, 2002, Employee #1 was removing a piece of a board that was jamming the conveyor of a hula saw. He was reaching to the front of the left side of the saw when his hip struck the switch on the left side of the machine. The saw cycled, amputating Employee #1's left hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, SAW, CONVEYOR, SAWMILL, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305127201			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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