Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14454185 - Employee amputates index finger in hopper table

Accident Summary Nr: 14454185 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115041238	09/16/1991	2431	0	Jeld-Wen Fiber Products Of Iowa

Abstract: Employee #1 was replacing a pushing lug on the feed chain of a hopper table. He had shut off the feed chain, but did not shut down the power sander that was fed by the table. A door stile was pulled into the sander by the sanding drum, making the feed chain move. Employee #1's left index finger was pinched between the chain and the sprocket of the machine, and part of it was amputated. The hopper table had been shut off but not locked out, and it had not been interlocked with the sander.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FEED CHAIN, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115041238			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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