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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455125

AMPUTATED,FINGER,CRUSHED,LACERATION,INATTENTION

Event
AMPUTATED,FINGER,CRUSHED,LACERATION,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14455125
Report ID
751910

Event description

FINGERTIP AMPUTATED WHILE USING TENON MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING WOOD INTO A DOUBLE-END TENON MACHINE. HE PLACED THE WRON G PIECES INTO THE MACHINE, THEN WALKED AROUND TO THE DISCHARGE END TO REMOVE THE M. HE REACHED OVER THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE AND WRAPPED HIS HAND AROUND TWO PIECE S. THE NEXT PIECE OF WOOD COMING THROUGH THE MACHINE CAUSED HIS FINGERS TO BE PI NCHED BETWEEN THE PIECE AND THE HOLDING RACK. THE TIP OF ONE FINGER WAS AMPUTATE D WHILE ANOTHER FINGER WAS BADLY LACERATED.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    733
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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