Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92316.015 - Employee's hand is caught between log and conveyor resulting

Accident Summary Nr: 92316.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1203197.015	01/19/2017		321113	West Fraser, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on January 12, 2017, an employee was attempting to remove a log that was jammed on the energized Edger Unscrambler Conveyor. The log fell back onto the conveyor, trapping the employee's right hand between the log and the conveyor, resulting in partial amputation of the ring finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Chipper, Conveyor, Crushing, Finger, Flowing Material, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1203197.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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