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Accident Summary Nr: 170181333 - EMPLOYEE AMPUTATES THUMB WHILE USING POWER SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 170181333 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111760344	03/26/1992	7812	0	Warner Bros. Studio Facilities

Abstract: AT 9:30 A.M. ON MARCH 24, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A WOODWORKING SHOP USING A POWER TABLE SAW TO CUT A LARGE SHEET OF 3/4-INCH THICK PLYWOOD. THE AVAILABLE SAW BLADE GUARD WAS NOT IN PLACE. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FINISHED, HE REACHED TO SHUT THE SAW OFF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS LEFT THUMB TOUCHED THE 10-INCH DIAMETER BLADE, CAUSING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, SLIP, THUMB, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111760344			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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