Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124097.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated by chop saw

Accident Summary Nr: 124097.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 02/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463637.015	02/18/2020		444130	Hassett Hardware

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on February 13, 2020, an employee, a sales associate, was working on a work bench in the receiving area of a hardware store. The employee was using a DW716 miter saw to cut a small piece of wood for a customer. The employee was cutting the piece of wood when he became distracted, looked away for a second, and cut the tip of his left index finger with the sawblade. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to the tip of his left index finger to the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Chop Saw, Circular Saw, Contact, Cutting, Distracted, Finger, Fingertip, Sawblade, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463637.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Sales representatives, mining, mfg., & wholesale

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