Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102778.015 - Employee amputates thumb with saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 102778.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260712.015	09/01/2017		221118	Azco Supply Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 2017, an employee was cutting PVC pipe using an abrasive cut-off machine. The employee reached under the saw from the right side to pull on a pipe and stepped on the foot pedal at the same time. The employee suffered an amputation to their right hand thumb when he was struck by the machine's blade and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Foot-Powered Press, Saw, Struck By, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1260712.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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