Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120487.015 - Employee Amputates Finger While Operating Bench Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 120487.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436129.015	10/07/2019		562119	Iowa Waste Services Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 28, 2019, an employee was operating a Delta ShopMaster Model TS200LS bench saw. The ten inch bench saw blade was unguarded and rotating at 4,700 rotations per minute, The employee was using a push stick to push boards when his right hand contacted the rotating blade. The employee's right middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Contact, Finger, Pushing, Rotating Parts, Saw, Sawblade, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1436129.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Waste/Debris Collector

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