Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202466439 - Employee's Fingers Are Injured While Operating Wood Shaper

Accident Summary Nr: 202466439 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310200795	04/04/2008	2431	321911	Specialty Door And Cabinet

Abstract: On January 28, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a Griggio T2000 wood shaper to make doors. While cutting a piece of curved molding (18 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 0.5 in. to 1.125 in. thick), his right hand contacted the moving blades. The shaper had no blade guard, and Employee #1 was not using an extension tool. He was treated at the Emergency Medical Center for a partial amputation of his ring finger and a laceration of his middle finger.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, LACERATION, EXTENSION HANDLE, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310200795			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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