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Accident Summary Nr: 686790 - EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN WOOD PLANING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 686790 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/23/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3269958	05/16/1985	2421	0	Leavitt Lumber Company Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, WHO FEEDS A WOOD PLANER, WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE STACKED WOOD FROM THE PLANER FEED WITH A CROWBAR. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TOWARD THE SHARPENER OPENING, WHICH WAS 5 INCHES BY 19 INCHES. WHILE TRYING TO STABILIZE HIS BODY, HIS HAND WENT INTO THE OPENING. THE SHARPENER BLADE AMPUTATED EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND ABOVE THE WRIST. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT NORMALLY PERFORM THIS TASK. HE MAY HAVE LOST HIS BALANCE BECAUSE HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE JOB. THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS AN S.A. WOOD PLANER FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTES.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3269958			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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