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Accident Summary Nr: 14566293 - HAND AMPUTATED BY CHOP SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 14566293 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2549343	10/09/1985	2511	0	Woodchuck Manufacturing Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT HAND WAS AMPUTATED AT THE WRIST WHILE WORKING AT A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC CUT OFF SAW (CHOP SAW). TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING AT THE SAW, FEEDING, CUTTING AND REMOVING WOOD STOCK. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SAW'S RIGHT SIDE (EMPLOYEE #1) PLACED HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE UPPER BLADE GUARD. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE FOOT VALVE (TREADLE) OF THE SAW. THE UPPER CLAMP/GUARD CAME DOWN, HOLDING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND IN PLACE. THE BLADE ACTIVATED, AMPUTATING EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE AN OPERATION WAS PERFORMED TO RECONNECT HIS HAND TO HIS ARM.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARD, FOOT CONTROL, SAW, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2549343			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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