Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796570 - Employee's middle finger partially amputated by shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 201796570 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126087329	11/08/2002	2511	0	Country Furniture Mfg.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 4, 2002, an employee was using a Lobo Shaper on a piece of wood that was 71 in. long by 2.1875 in. high by 0.75 in. deep. The shaper spindle has three blades that produce three parallel decorative grooves on the 2.1875-in. piece of the wood. This process is called fluting. The cutting heads of the shaper were enclosed with a cage and there are no jigs or featherboards used during fluting. One of the blades contacted the employee's left hand and partially amputated his middle finger. He was transported to U.S. Healthworks Clinic.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK BY, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126087329			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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