OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443451
THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC
BROOKNDAL, VA—
Event description
Employee has three fingers severed by wood shaper
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating the hand shaper portion of a double spindle wood shape r, putting a 3/16 in. bevel on the outside edge of 6 in. wide by 30 in. long by 3/4 in. thick drawer front panels. Because the shaper was turning counterclockwi se, he would move the drawer panels from right to left when making the cut. As E mployee #1 started to bevel the end of a drawer front, the panel became caught a nd jerked around to the left, causing Employee #1's right hand to contact the cu tting heads. Three of his fingers were partially amputated. The cutting heads we re not sufficiently guarded to prevent contact with the operator's hands.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 728
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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