Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201101003 - Employee's fingers amputated by Irvington trimmer

Accident Summary Nr: 201101003 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 02/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125669770	02/17/1999	2421	0	Simpson Timber Co

Abstract: Employee #1 worked for a wood products manufacturer at a planning mill as a planner operator. He saw a board that was crossways on the feed chains going into the Irvington gang trimmer. Employee #1 grabbed the board and begin to turn it over to straighten it up on the feed chain. The fingers on his left hand were crushed between the board and the shroud covering the trim saws. Employee #1's fingers were between the corner of the shroud and the 2-in. by 10-in. board as he turned it over. He was hospitalized and his crushed fingers were amputated.

Keywords: BOARD, AMPUTATED, FEED CHAIN, FINGER, CRUSHED, WOOD SHAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125669770			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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