OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419070

ART BOARDS DIRECT, LLC

SAINT CHARLES, IL· 2021-11-19T00:00:00

Event: Blade, Caught In, Cleaning, Compressed Air, Disconnecting Means, E GI IV (no lockout), Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Planer, Skin
NAICS: 321999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345684351
Employer profile: ART BOARDS DIRECT, LLC
Summary number: 221419070
Report ID: 0521400

Event description

Employee lacerates hand when using planer

Investigation abstract

At 9:05 a.m. on November 19, 2021, an employee was cleaning saw dust from the exit end of an automatic double-sided planer with a compressed air nozzle, while the machine was running. He had opened the machine to its maximum height, and did not turn it off and pull the disconnect. The employer did not have a lockout/tagout program. The employee's hand was caught in the upper running planer blade inside the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe lacerations, requiring multiple surgeries and skin grafts.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
727

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