OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #828756

AMPUTATED,FINGER,GLOVE,ROTATING KNIFE,CAUGHT BY,UNGUARDED

1988-02-08T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,GLOVE,ROTATING KNIFE,CAUGHT BY,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 828756
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER PARTLY AMPUTATED IN WOOD JOINER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A WOOD JOINTER WITH GLOVES ON. THE JOINTER CAUGHT ONE GLOVE AND PULLED HIS LITTLE FINGER INTO THE ROTATING BLADE OR CUTTER ON THE JOIN ER. THE FINGER WAS PARTIALLY AMPUTATED.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
659

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
2

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