Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126303.015 - Employee amputates finger when struck by miter saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 126303.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475831.015	05/20/2020		321991	Southern Energy Homes, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on May 13, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a mobile home manufacturer was operating a miter saw machine. The employee placed her right hand too close to the sawblade. The employee amputated her index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475831.015	26	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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