Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104205448 - Dubuque Sash And Door Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104205448

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/24/1987

Site Address:
Dubuque Sash And Door Manufacturing
950 Jackson Street
Dubuque, IA 52001

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 577, Dubuque, IA 52001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/24/1987

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 673749

Event: 09/24/1987

Employee's finger amputated by wood jointer

Employee #1 was pushing a board through a wood jointer. As he was putting pressure on the board, his finger slipped into the knives of the jointer. His left ring finger was amputated below the first joint and his left little finger was cut, but not amputated. The machine was fully guarded at the time. Employee #1 had previously amputated the tips of the other two fingers on that hand. He believed the lack of these fingertips caused the accident because he was forced to hold the board in an awkward position.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, LACERATION, WOOD SHAPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104205448			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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