Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14451454 - FINGERS AMPUTATED BY TABLE SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 14451454 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/06/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14934772	08/22/1984	2512	0	Furniture Warehouse Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING A 1"X2" PIECE OF WOOD THROUGH A STANDARD 10" ROTARY TABLE SAW WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HE WAS STAPLING FABRIC TO THE WOOD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE HAD PRIVIOUSLY REMOVED THE BLADE GUARD FROM THE SAW. HE MOMENTARILY LOOKED AWAY FROM HIS LEFT HAND TO OBSERVE HIS RIGHT, IN WHICH HE WAS HOLDING A STAPLE GUN. WHILE HE WAS LOOKING AT HIS RIGHT HAND, THE SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND WENT THROUGH THE SAW AND WERE SEVERED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14934772			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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