OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224232

AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,FINGER,ROTATING KNIFE,WORK RULES,WOOD SHAPER,SET UP

1985-06-10T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,FINGER,ROTATING KNIFE,WORK RULES,WOOD SHAPER,SET UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14224232
Report ID: 355110

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FILGER TIPS AMPUTATED BY JOINTER

Investigation abstract

On February 18, 1985, Employee #1 was checking the depth of cutting blades on a jointer when the wood he was working with turned because the jointer's guide bol t was loose. This resulted in amputation of the employee's middle and ring finge r tips. Although the accident description was taken from the employers' first re port of accident, Employee #1 said this was an accurate statement when interview ed by the inspector.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 61 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
728

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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