Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121114.015 - Employee amputates thumb tip after removing guard from saw

Accident Summary Nr: 121114.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440694.015	10/28/2019		332710	Hartsgrove Machine, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 15, 2019, an employee who worked in a machine shop was cutting plywood to be used to make shipping crates. In order to cut the larger pieces of plywood, the employee removed the guard from the Rockwell table saw since it was designed for cutting 2-by-4's. The employee struck his left thumb tip on the unguarded blade. He amputated the thumb tip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Machine Guarding, Partial Amputation, Plywood, Safety Device, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440694.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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