Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141762.015 - Employee crushes finger in wood machine, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 141762.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 12/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567393.015	12/08/2021		321113	Clinch River Forest Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:04 p.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee was operating a wood descrambler when the planks backed up on the machine. A 3-inch by 6-inch by 14-foot long plank back kicked out off the machine at an angle and struck the employee's left hand. The employee caught his ring finger between the machine control box and the plank. The employee crushed his finger which required medical treatment for surgical amputation below the nail. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Frame, Kick Back, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Pinned, Plank, Struck By, Wood, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1567393.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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