Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138161.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while cutting plywood on table

Accident Summary Nr: 138161.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 01/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546931.015	08/16/2021		335999	Blackstone-Ney Ultrasonics

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on January 6, 2021, Employee #1 was cutting plywood on a table saw at a worksite. While cutting, the piece of wood "bucked and grabbed," causing the employee's right hand to slip into the saw blade. Despite the saw being equipped with a guard at the time of the incident, the employee's right ring finger was struck by the blade, resulting in the amputation of the fingertip. The employee was treated for the injury without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Plywood, Table Saw

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546931.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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