Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119293.015 - Employee amputates finger on saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 119293.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 08/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422336.015	08/09/2019		321214	Chesapeake Building Components, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 9, 2019, Employee #1 was cutting lumber at a manufacturing facility. He was using a Timber Shark upcut saw to cut 2-inch by 4-inch lumber to length for use by assembly crews. For the last cut of the lumber order, he was cutting a short piece of wood into a smaller length. When he activated the upcut saw, he cut his hand with the saw blade. Employee #1 sustained an amputated middle finger, cut ring finger, and fractured pinky on his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Cut, Finger, Fracture, Laceration, Lumber, Saw, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1422336.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter

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