Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14211494 - EMPLOYEE 'S FINGER AMPUTATED WHILE WORKING WITH TABLE SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 14211494 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/04/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14834782	06/27/1984	1751		Joseph Pekny Construction

Abstract: An employee of Joseph Pekny Construction was cutting shims with a circular table saw to fix a fascia. He was momentarily distracted, and struck his index finger against the rotating blade of the saw. The saw was not equipped with an adjustable guard, and as a result the employee's finger was amputated below the second joint. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PPE, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, CIRCULAR SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14834782			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Physicists and astronomers

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