Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141624.015 - Employee Amputates Thumb and Finger In Upcut Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 141624.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1558518.015	10/18/2021		321920	Pallet Distributors Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was loading a Brewco Speed Cut upcut saw to cut wood boards for pallet decking at a wood container and pallet manufacturing facility. The saw unexpected cycled, clamped the employee's right hand under the hood guard, and amputated the employee's right thumb and partial index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Electric Saw, Finger, Guard, Hand, Machine Cycled, Partial Amputation, Saw, Sawblade, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1558518.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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