Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452132 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Hydraulic Log Splitter

Accident Summary Nr: 202452132 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307167346	01/04/2006	7997	713910	Annandale Golf Club

Abstract: On December 30, 2005, Employee #1, a tree trimmer and grounds keeper, was using a portable powered hydraulic log splitter. The splitter had a Model Number TW5 with a Serial Number of B500240ACDDA01A and was manufactured by Timberwolf. The logs to be split were derived from tree trimming operations by the golf course employees. The logs were to be split, so as to provide firewood to club members. Employee #1 was loading logs onto the splitter from an adjacent pile, while his direct supervisor activated the controls. Employee #1's left index finger was amputated in the hydraulic log splitter, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307167346			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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