Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96167.015 - Employee sustains fractures and partial amputation of finger

Accident Summary Nr: 96167.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 05/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238126.015	06/06/2017		321113	Biewer-Wisconsin Sawmill, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 a.m. on May 25, 2017, an edger operator in-training was adjusting the position of a board on in-feed side of an edger's conveyor chain. The employee's fingertip was caught between the feed stock material and a pressure in-feed roller. The employee reached into the clamping/in-feed roller area of the edger without using the companies alternative safety procedure for adjusting the position of a skewed boards on the in-feed side of the edger and did not lockout the edger and related in-feed conveyor equipment. The employee sustained fractures and partial amputation of right ring finger to the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Crushing, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Robotics

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1238126.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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