Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202447686 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Operating Splitter

Accident Summary Nr: 202447686 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310601265	12/04/2007	5099	423990	Bun Warmers Firewood-Statuary & Nursery Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 25, 2007, Employee #1 decided to clean-up the ground area under the foot pedal control on the right side of a Power Split International Inc., Double Vertical Splitter with Center Conveyor, Deluxe Model (no serial number) to remove accumulated wood debris before he was to proceed with splitting wood. When Employee #1 was finished he depressed the foot pedal to see if it ran freely. Employee #1 forgot that his right hand was still resting on top of the wood. The blade came down and chopped-off his thumb and index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, THUMB, BLADE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310601265			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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