Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 673749 - Employee's finger amputated by wood jointer

Accident Summary Nr: 673749 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/24/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104205448	09/24/1987	2431	0	Dubuque Sash And Door Manufacturing

Abstract: Employee #1 was pushing a board through a wood jointer. As he was putting pressure on the board, his finger slipped into the knives of the jointer. His left ring finger was amputated below the first joint and his left little finger was cut, but not amputated. The machine was fully guarded at the time. Employee #1 had previously amputated the tips of the other two fingers on that hand. He believed the lack of these fingertips caused the accident because he was forced to hold the board in an awkward position.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, LACERATION, WOOD SHAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104205448			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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