OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442825

317730095 - JASPER WOOD PRODUCTS LLC

JASPER, OR· 2022-02-24T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Dryer, Finger, Glove, Hand, Lockout, Machine operator, Nip Point, Plywood, Slip, Sprocket
NAICS: 321114
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345817571
Employer profile: 317730095 - JASPER WOOD PRODUCTS LLC
Summary number: 221442825
Report ID: 1054114

Event description

Employee's finger is amputated when caught in sprocket

Investigation abstract

At 5:49 p.m. on February 24, 2022, an employee was working as a machine operator for a firm that manufactured custom-treated and custom-dried plywood and laminated veneer lumber (LVL). He was reaching into the unloader section of dryer number 1 to adjust a piece of veneer. He braced himself against the frame of the machine. He slipped. His left hand came into contact with a sprocket. The employee was wearing a glove, which became entangled. It was caught in a sprocket. The employee suffered the amputation of one or more fingers. He was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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