OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424047

317729766 - EMERALD FOREST PRODUCTS INC

EUGENE, OR· 2021-12-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Finger, Inspection, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lumber, Machine operator, Plywood, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Wood, Wood Panel
NAICS: 321212
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345703813
Employer profile: 317729766 - EMERALD FOREST PRODUCTS INC
Summary number: 221424047
Report ID: 1054114

Event description

Fingers of employee trying to clear jam are amputated

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on December 23, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured softwood veneer and plywood. He was operating a trim saw. A piece of veneer became jammed in the trim saw. The employee was trying to free the jam, when his left hand became caught by the saw blade. Four fingers on his left hand were amputated. He was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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