Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202686796 - Employee Amputates Finger on Planing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202686796 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/10/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316211416	04/18/2013	1542	236220	Elevate Property Services Lp

Abstract: At about 11:35 a.m. on April 11, 2013, Employee #1, with Elevate Property Services Lp, was using a portable planer at an edge of a door (Portable Planer RYOBI, Model HPL51). As he tried to adjust the height of the blade with his left hand, Employee #1's left gloved ring finger was pulled into the blade, causing amputation of his ring finger to the first knuckle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, CARPENTER, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316211416			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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