Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93880.015 - Employee assisting machine operators amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 93880.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217202.015	03/15/2017		321214	Carter Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on March 9, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a lumber company, were working at the truss table. Employee #1 was assisting Coworker #1, the truss assembler, to place 2 by 4 lumber boards on the truss table. The lumber then would be assembled and moved with the ejection rollers. Employee #1 completed his task. Coworker #2 then released the pneumatic pressure valve to bring the rollers back down under the table's working surface. Employee #1's right hand was in the area of the pinch point when the guarded roller track moved downward, striking and crushing Employee #1's hand. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for partial amputation of his right hand's ring finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Crushing, Finger, Lumber, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1217202.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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