Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 789891 - Employee hospitalized with hand splinter from stock kickback

Accident Summary Nr: 789891 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 03/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124799693	03/24/1994	2431	0	Bend Millwork Systems Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was "butt feeding" 6 ft lengths of stock lumber into a shaper through its pressure feed rolls. He was feeding one piece of stock against the other, and was struck in the hand when a 3/8 in. by 1 1/2 in. by 6 ft piece kicked back out of the shaper. A 3 1/2 in. splinter was lodged in Employee #1's hand. He was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: KICK BACK, SPLINTER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124799693			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Shaping and joining machine operators

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