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Accident Summary Nr: 129150.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while ripping wood on table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 129150.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/08/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1478974.01506/15/2020236220Coastal International Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on June 8, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a general contractor. Employee #1 was operating a table saw. Coworker #1 and Coworker #2 were working from a scissor lift installing outdoor wooden ceiling panels. Employee #1 was on the ground floor cutting and shaping the outdoor wooden ceiling panels by using a Dewalt DWE7491 Heavy Duty 10 Table Saw, Serial Number 041824. Employee #1 was cutting the template for the corner sections of the ceiling pieces. The table saw was equipped with a guard, but there was not an anti-kickback device nor was a push stick used. Employee #1 was ripping a piece of wood when the left index finger contacted the blade. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of his fingertip. Employee #1 received medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Medical Attention, Partial Amputation, Rip, Saw, Scissor lift, Table Saw, Wood, Wood Board
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
      3

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1478974.015 44 M Non Hospitalized injury Carpenters

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