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Accident Summary Nr: 139200.015 - Employee amputates two fingers, lacerates thumb on table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 139200.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/13/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1549780.01508/26/2021337110Trinity Building Group Llc

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a bench carpenter for a cabinet and countertop manufacturer was using a Bridgewood BW-10 LTS circular table saw to rip a walnut board. The employee attempted to brace the wood to prevent kickback when he contacted the blade with his left hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations to his middle and index fingers and a laceration to his thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bracing, Carpenter, Circular Saw, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Wood, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1549780.015 60 M Hospitalized injury Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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