Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118634.015 - Employee amputates thumb tip on sawblade due to distraction

Accident Summary Nr: 118634.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420822.015	08/06/2019		321214	Ufp New York, Llc

Abstract: At 5:37 p.m. on July 25, 2019, an employee was operating a miter saw cutting wooden 2 by 4's when a coworker distracted him to ask a question. The employee turned his head away from his work to address the coworker as he was lowering the sawblade. The employee struck his left thumb with the blade and amputated his thumb tip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Distracted, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fingertip, Inattention, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Sawblade, Thumb, Truss, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1420822.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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