Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15194665 - Commercial Interiors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 15194665

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 04/17/1984

Site Address:
Commercial Interiors Inc
8169 S State
Midvale, UT 84047

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/17/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360601793

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14455760

Event: 04/14/1984

FINGERTIPS SEVERED BY WOOD SHAPER MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PUTTING A PRACTICE PIECE OF PARTICLE BOARD (APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES BY 12 INCHES) THROUGH AN OLIVER WOOD SHAPER, SERIAL NUMBER 250393, USING A TONGUE AND GROOVE BLADE. THE EMPLOYEE LOOKED AWAY FROM HIS WORK MOMENTARILY AND MOVED HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE ROTATING BLADE. THE TIPS OF THE THIRD AND RING FINGERS WERE SEVERED JUST BELOW THE FINGERNAILS BUT ABOVE THE FIRST JOINT. THE WOOD SHAPER WAS ADEQUATELY GUARDED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WOOD SHAPER, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15194665			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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