OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221445836

317729300 - SALEM PALLET COMPANY INC

SALEM, OR· 2021-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught By, Clogged, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Pallet, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Pulled In, Sawdust, Traumatic Amputation, Wood
NAICS: 321920
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345837199
Employer profile: 317729300 - SALEM PALLET COMPANY INC
Summary number: 221445836
Report ID: 1054113

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while unclogging notcher machin

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on September 18, 2021, an employee working for a pallet manufacturer was operating a notcher machine. The machine became clogged with sawdust. The employee tried to use a bendable pole called an all-thread to dislodge the plug. He had turned the machine off, but the belt had not come to a complete stop. As he fed the tool into the machine, the belt caught the employee's fingertip. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his fingertip. It is not clear if the amputation included bone loss.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 58 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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