Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142543.015 - Employee partially amputates fingers in planer

Accident Summary Nr: 142543.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 12/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571494.015	01/06/2022		333243	Maine Wood Timber & Posts

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee was assisting in operating an industrial planer when he noticed a buildup of sap on a plate just past the point of operation. The employee was using a rag to wipe the plate when the rag was sucked into the point of operation, pulling employee's right hand in with it. The employee suffered a partial amputation of his index and middle fingers and a laceration of his thumb. The emplpyee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cleaning, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Laceration, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Pulled In, Thumb, Wood, Wood Shaper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571494.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators

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