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Accident Summary Nr: 124713.015 - Employee amputates thumb while cutting wood with unguarded t

Accident Summary Nr: 124713.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 02/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464611.015	02/19/2020		321918	Heritage Restoration, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on February 19, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for a millwork company was making cuts into a piece of wood. The table saw had its safety devices removed. While cutting the wood, the employee was struck by the blade. The employee amputated his thumb finger and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Carpenter, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Safety Device, Struck By, Table Saw, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464611.015	68	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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