OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221363435

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES

RED BLUFF, CA· 2021-06-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Maintenance, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation, Valve, Wood
NAICS: 337212
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345365555
Employer profile: SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES
Summary number: 221363435
Report ID: 0950623

Event description

Employee amputates five fingers in moulder blower air valve

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a custom architectural woodwork and millwork manufacturer was assisting a coworker unjamming a moulder blower feed valve. The coworker instructed the employee to close the feed valve door and when he attempted to clear out the saw dust, his right hand contacted the valve. The employee was hospitalized after amputating all his fingers on the right hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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