Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142629.015 - Employee partially amputates two fingers while operating tab

Accident Summary Nr: 142629.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571853.015	01/11/2022		321214	Skandia Enterprises, Inc. Dba Skandia Truss

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on December 16, 2021, an employee was making rip cuts on a table saw when the lumber kicked back and pulled the employee's left hand into the saw blade. The employee amputated his index and middle fingertips, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Circular Saw, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Kick Back, Lumber, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Push Stick, Saw, Sawblade, Spreader Bar, Table Saw, Training, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571853.015	23	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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