Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170049555 - Employee lacerates fingers on rotating saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170049555 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111831517	07/18/1991	2499	0	The Reprint Mint, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on February 19, 1991, Employee #1, a new woodworker with less than two months on the job, was trimming a 4 ft by 1 in. mounted picture with a 10 in. Powermatic table saw with hooded guard. He held the jig with his right hand and guided the stock with his left hand. As he returned the jig and stock, his left hand passed over the blade. Sustaining lacerations of his middle and index fingers, Employee #1 was examined at Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, CA, and was transferred and admitted to San Francisco General for hand surgery. On March 1, 1991, Employee #1 was discharged. He was still off work as of July 23, 1991.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, INEXPERIENCE, LACERATION, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111831517			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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