Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127684.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in rotating planer

Accident Summary Nr: 127684.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 06/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482174.015	07/08/2020		337212	Imperial Woodworking Company

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 25, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for a custom architectural millwork company was installing a panel and using a Makita KP0800 powered planer. The employee had one hand on the planer and put his other hand his left hand near the discharge port. The employee had his hand placed too close to the discharge when his left ring finger made contact with the rotating part of the planer. The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Carpenter, Catch Point, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hand Tool, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Planer, Rotating Parts, Traumatic Amputation, Wood Panel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482174.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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