Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14439418 - Sixteen-year-old employee's thumb amputated in trim saw

Accident Summary Nr: 14439418 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18173575	07/21/1992	2439	0	Eadington Forest Products, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 16, was operating an underslung trim saw that was not adequately guarded. Employee #1 activated the saw while his left thumb was over the blade's travel path. His thumb was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18173575			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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