Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 740837 - Employee's fingers amputated by molder feeder

Accident Summary Nr: 740837 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111912630	04/12/1991	2431	0	Sierra Lumber Mfg.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 1991, Employee #1, of Sierra Lumber Manufacturers, attempted to clear a jam on a Diehl molder feeder that smoothes four sides of 1 5/16 in. by 3/8 in. finger joint stiles. Two fingers on his right hand were amputated. There were no witnesses to the accident and when shown photos of the machinery Employee #1 insisted that he had not reached toward a partially guarded cutting head that may have caused the accident. He said that he had reached somewhere around the guarded feed rolls. A citation was issued regarding inadequate training.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111912630			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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