Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123830.015 - Employee suffers partial amputation of thumb in band saw

Accident Summary Nr: 123830.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460278.015	02/10/2020		336111	General Motors Global Technial Center

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 21, 2020, an employee was cutting foam stock on vertical band saw for automotive design operations when his hand contacted the saw blade. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation of his right thumb, above thumbnail.

Keywords: Bandsaw, Blade, Contact, Cutting, Partial Amputation, Sawblade, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460278.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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