Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122218.015 - Two fingers on chop saw operator's left hand are amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 122218.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1448856.015	12/03/2019		238190	Florida Concrete Services, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on November 26, 2019, an employee was working for a contractor that made poured concrete foundations and structures. He was operating a chop saw. He was cutting 2 by 4 pieces of wood (38 mm by 89 mm pieces of wood) at a set workstation. The employee pushed a piece of wood toward the guarded saw with his hand. His hand was pulled into the saw blade. The index and middle fingers on his left hand were amputated, and ring and small fingers on the same hand were severely lacerated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Chop Saw, Cutting, Finger, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Lumber, Machine operator, Pulled In, Saw, Sawyer, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1448856.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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