Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106624.015 - Employee amputates fingers while using band saw

Accident Summary Nr: 106624.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323889.015	06/19/2018		337122	La-Z-Boy

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on June 14, 2018, an employee was cutting plywood on a vertical band saw and was guiding it with his left hand. The employee slipped and his work glove struck the saw blade, amputating his left hands ring finger first knuckle and a portion of his small finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Finger, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1323889.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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