Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1001338 - Employee's finger amputated by rotating saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 1001338 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/31/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101940534	12/31/1986	3523	0	Wesam Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 1986, Employee #1 was working at a manual lathe when he noticed that the Kalamazoo horizontal metal bandsaw, model P47, serial #10042.0, was making a loud noise. He went over to the saw and, while it was in operation, lifted the guard that covered the two rotating wheels and blade. Bending over to look for what was making the noise, he caught his left index finger between the right wheel and the saw blade. The bottom part of his finger and a small portion of its fingernail was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a short time.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101940534			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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