Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 789347 - Employee injures hand in hydraulic wood splitter

Accident Summary Nr: 789347 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 03/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108233990	03/27/1990	5989	0	Earl Buche Investments Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a horizontal hydraulic wood splitter. He placed a wood splinter in the trough of the splitter and activated the machine with his left hand. His gloved right hand became caught on the splinter and he was unable to extricate his hand from the glove before the hydraulic ram cycled. Employee #1 was hospitalized with hand injuries.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108233990			Hospitalized injury	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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