Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145158.015 - Employee amputates fingertip on unguarded trim saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 145158.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1583211.015	03/10/2022	5085	423830	114731 - International Paper Company

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on January 22, 2022, an employee was operating a trim saw with an unguarded blade when he struck his hand against the blade. The employee amputated his pinky fingertip and lacerated his ring finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1583211.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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