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Accident Summary Nr: 133135.015 - Employee amputates three fingers when feeding wood into tabl

Accident Summary Nr: 133135.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505020.015	12/04/2020		339999	Benchmark Arts, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on November 30, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for a manufacturer was using a table saw to cut 6-inch strips from a 1-foot by 4-foot sheet of plywood. The employee struck his right hand against the blade while feeding the wood into the saw. The employee amputated three fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Carpenter, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Plywood, Push Stick, Pushing, Saw, Sawblade, Table Saw, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1505020.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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