Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170174601 - Employee's finger amputated in radial saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170174601 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111823183	10/05/1990	3089	0	Nolube Plastics, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 11, 1990, Employee #1, a general machine operator at Nolu Plastic, Inc., had finished a task at the sharpener and moved to a newly installed DeWalt 10 in. radial saw to trim a 4 in. by 4 in. plastic chain guide strip. As he made his second cut, the saw blade kicked out the plastic strip. Employee #1's left ring finger was drawn into the blade and severed. The radial saw was not equipped with a kick back device. Employee #1 had received training on the machine from a DeWalt representative. T

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINIST, WORK RULES, SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111823183			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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