Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435332

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Wood
NAICS
921140
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345767891
Employer profile
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Summary number
221435332
Report ID
0950613

Event description

Employee amputates fingers in planer

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 a.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee was operating a motorized planer, preparing wood for park benches. The employee reached in an unguarded area and a hand was caught in the machine while it was on. The employee amputated two fingers and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    567

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