Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133395.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when pulling log from splitte

Accident Summary Nr: 133395.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1504914.015	12/04/2020		561730	Gonzales Firewood & Tree Service Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on November 30, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a landscaping service was standing behind a log splitter. The employee grabbed a piece of wood as the log splitter actuated. The employee amputated his index and middle fingers between the first and middle knuckle, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Landscaper, Landscaping, Log, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Splitter, Struck Against, Traumatic Amputation, Wood Splitter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1504914.015	17	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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