A worker was assembling parts of a cabinet when he
noticed one of the parts needed another cut to fit. When he walked over to
the operating side of the table saw, he noticed that the blade guard was
lying on the floor under the saw. Without installing the guard, the worker
proceeded to make the cut and then reach across behind the blade to remove
the scrap piece. While dragging the scrap piece towards himself, the scrap
caught on the blade and pulled his hand right into the unguarded rotating
blade. This resulted in multiple finger amputations on his left hand.
