Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129097.015 - Employee lacerates finger when caught in ram of notcher mach

Accident Summary Nr: 129097.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463108.015	02/14/2020		423310	Commercial Lumber And Pallet Company Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on February 11, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a lumber supplier was triggering a light sensor on a notcher machine to make the machine move. The employee placed his finger between the ram and the wood when trying to trigger the sensor. The employee caught his right pinky finger in the point of operation and lacerated the finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught In, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lumber, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Point Of Operation, Ram, Safety Sensor, Sensor, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1463108.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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