Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95223.015 - Employee catches hand on wood spindle; fractures knuckle and

Accident Summary Nr: 95223.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 04/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1229002.015	05/02/2017		444190	Preferred Hardwoods, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on April 25, 2017, an employee had just finished a moulding run and was using a local exhaust ventilation in front of vertical cutting spindle number two to suck up wood chips. The employee caught his hand on the spindle and fractured a knuckle along with cutting three fingers. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Finger, Fracture, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Spindle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1229002.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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