Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112919.015 - Employee amputates finger while using circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 112919.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373627.015	01/24/2019		322299	Angleboard

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on January 18, 2019, Employee #1 was attempting to cut wood uprights off a pallet. In order to do so, the employee used a circular saw to cut the tips of wooden uprights that were being used to stabilize material on a pallet. Once the pallet was loaded with material, if any uprights were not level with the material, then the tips of the uprights were cut off using a circular saw. Employee #1 was injured while attempting to catch one of the tips being cut off. Employee #1's finger was struck by the blade of the saw, resulting in a finger tip amputation to the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Circular Saw, Finger, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Saw, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1373627.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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