Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201203031 - Employee'S Fingers Are Amputated In Chipper
Accident: 201203031 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 12/09/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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309419166 | 12/13/2005 | 2436 | Freres Lumber Co Inc | ||||
At approximately 11:20 p.m. on December 9, 2005, Employee #1 was attempting to remove wood debris from the in-feeder of a chipper, at Freres Lumber. He had raised the guard over the in-feeder to allow access to the debris that was causing a blockage. He was injured when the glove on his right hand got caught and his hand was pulled into the in-feed. He was hospitalized for the amputation of his little finger and a portion of the ring finger on his right hand. | |||||||
Keywords:
wood chips, amputated, finger, guard, work rules, chipper, hand
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 309419166 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Milling and planing machine operators |