Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14463855 - FINGER AMPUTATED BY TABLE SAW BLADE

Accident Summary Nr: 14463855 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/19/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2684256	09/03/1985	5211	0	Lyon Chisholm Lumber & Supply Co Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 PUSHED A PIECE OF TRIM MATERIAL (WOOD), WHICH WAS 1 INCH BY 1 1/2 INCH BY 1 FOOT LONG, THROUGHT A TABLE SAW, USING A PUSH BLOCK. AFTER THE CUT WAS MADE THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE WORK BY REACHING AROUND THE BLADE. APPARENTLY HIS LEFT RING AND INDEX FINGERS CONTACTED THE BLADE WHEN HE REACHED AROUND IT. THE RING FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST JOINT AND THE INDEX FINGER SEVERELY LACERATED. THE BLADE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A GUARD; NOR WAS THERE AN ANTI-KICK BACK DEVICE PRESENT.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2684256			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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