Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98557.015 - Employee trips and strikes planer blade with hand, and amput

Accident Summary Nr: 98557.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259451.015	08/29/2017		115310	Blanca Forestry Products, Inc.

Abstract: On August 21, 2017, an employee had removed the machine guards from a planer that he was using. The employee claims that he tripped and his hand went into the planer's moving blades and amputated his right hand's ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Machine Guarding, Planing Machine, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1259451.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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