Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140080.015 - Employee amputates two fingers while cutting wood with miter

Accident Summary Nr: 140080.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1545893.015	08/04/2021		424910	Van Zyvrden, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee working as a fabricating machine operator for a farm supply company was operating a miter saw cutting wooden boards. The employer surmised that the guard had either malfunctioned or the employee was not paying attention when his right hand struck the blade. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated thumb and index finger and deep lacerations to his middle, ring, and pinky fingers.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Contact, Cutting, Distracted, Farm Machinery, Finger, Guard, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Malfunction, Manufacturing, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1545893.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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