Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202489332 - Employee's Pinky Is Fractured in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202489332 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125825745	09/30/2009	2421	321912	Dorris Lumber & Moulding

Abstract: On July 9, 2009, Employee #1 was a moulding feeder for a manufacturer of wood moulding products. A section of moulding broke into pieces in the in-feed side of the machine. Employee #1 turned the machine off to clear the broken pieces. The in-feed roll had not completely stopped when he leaned on the machine to open the guard that covered the feed roll. The pinky of his right hand was fractured when the tip of his leather glove and finger were pulled into the turning feed roll. He was hospitalized for treatment of his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, POINT OF OPERATION, WOOD SHAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125825745			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Milling and planing machine operators

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