The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, January 27th 2014 by OSHA representitives in Los Angeles, CA after learning of an incident at G&G Quality Case Company Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, December 17th 2013. A Cabinet maker had been injured when the employee amputated hand in shaper machine
Accident Date2013-12-17
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 9:05 a.m., on December 17, 2013, Employee #1, a carpenter, was performing duties of a carpenter, including shaping instrument cases. While shaping the instrument case, the box jumped toward the employee and his right hand slipped off the box and came in contact with the blade of the shaper. Employee #1 was transported to Alameda Medical Clinic, where he was treated for an amputation of his right hand.