Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109623.015 - Employee amputates thumb when pulled into miter saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 109623.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1350109.015	09/28/2018		238350	Old Globe Theatre

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on August 24, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a theater, was operating a Dewalt sliding compound miter saw, Model DWS780, in the carpentry workshop. He was cutting one inch by three inch pine boards with the saw, which was mounted on a mobile workbench. The mobile workbench shifted, and the employee's hand was pulled into the blade of the miter saw. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for an amputated left thumb and lacerations to the index and middle fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Carpenter, Caught In, Construction, Cutting, Equipment Failure, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Saw, Thumb, Unsecured, Untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1350109.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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