OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224232
BAILEY LUMBER CO INC
BLUEFIELD, VA—
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FILGER TIPS AMPUTATED BY JOINTER
Investigation abstract
On February 18, 1985, Employee #1 was checking the depth of cutting blades on a jointer when the wood he was working with turned because the jointer's guide bol t was loose. This resulted in amputation of the employee's middle and ring finge r tips. Although the accident description was taken from the employers' first re port of accident, Employee #1 said this was an accurate statement when interview ed by the inspector.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 728
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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