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Accident Summary Nr: 739862 - EMPLOYEE LOST TWO FINGERS IN A COPY SHAPER MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 739862 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 01/26/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18576488	01/26/1987	2521	0	Whitehall Furniture, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THE OPERATOR OF A COPY-SHAPER MACHINE. THIS AUTOMATED MACHINE REQUIRES LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE CARRIAGE. THE CARRIAGE TRAVELS TOWARDS FOUR SHAPER BLADES, ONE OF WHICH PROJECTS OUTWARD TO CUT THE WOOD. THE CUT PIECE THEN TRAVELS FURTHER TO BE SANDED. WHEN THE SANDING IS COMPLETE, THE CARRIAGE RETURNS TO ITS ORGINAL POSITION. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER THE SANDING SEQUENCE. WHILE THE CARRIAGE WAS RETURNING, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN AIR-HOSE TO BLOW OFF THE ROTATING SHAPER BLADES. THE AIR NOZZLE GOT TANGLED IN THE BLADES, CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE YANKED INTO THE BLADES. TWO FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, SAW, AIR HOSE, ENTANGLED, BLADE, INATTENTION, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18576488			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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