Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120468.015 - Employee's finger is amputated by chop saw

Accident Summary Nr: 120468.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1409868.015	06/20/2019		334419	Career Technologies

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on May 23, 2019, an employee was cutting sections of extruded, formed aluminum bar with a DeWalt Chop Saw, model Number D28715. While cutting a section of bar, the chop saw jerked up the work piece suddenly. The employee's left ring and index fingers were in the end of the extruded aluminum bar and were injured when the work piece suddenly jerked up. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the left ring fingertip and an injury of the tip of the middle finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Chop Saw, Cutting, Fingertip, Kick Back, Metal Bar

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409868.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.