Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14455208 - Employee cuts thumb on rabbet blade

Accident Summary Nr: 14455208 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/26/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101937704	01/26/1987	2434	0	Global Manufacturing

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to take boards away from a rabbeting machine (a table saw fitted with a rabbet blade). A coworker was waxing the guide when for some reason Employee #1 reached around the guard and cut his thumb on the blade. The machine was fully guarded by its automatic feeding device. The accident was caused by Employee #1's carelessness.

Keywords: WORK RULES, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101937704			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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