Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 896878 - Employee's fingers amputated in jointer

Accident Summary Nr: 896878 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 05/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125451765	07/29/1998	2511	0	Bassett Furniture Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning debris from the point of operation of a veneer jointer when the machine experienced two mechanical failures at the same time, allowing the blade to engage without the use of the two-hand control. The blade came down and amputated the ends of three of her fingers. Employee #1 had not followed the company's lockout/tagout policy.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125451765			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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