Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122793.015 - Tip of temporary employee's thumb in amputated in chop saw

Accident Summary Nr: 122793.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 12/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453046.015	12/27/2019		326199	National Vinyl, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 20, 2019, an employee was working for a temporary staffing employment agency. He had been assigned to work at a firm that manufactured plastic products. He was operating a chop saw. For some reason, his left thumb became positioned under the blade, and the tip of his thumb was amputated. He was treated without hospitalization. The incident was not reported on a timely basis. This incident was also covered by inspection number 1453057, for the staffing agency.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Chop Saw, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Reporting, Saw, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1453046.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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