Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170195010 - Employees fingers lacerated in power saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170195010 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/05/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111896015	07/13/1990	2431	0	P & M Cedar Products Inc.

Abstract: On June 5, 1990, Employee #1, age 19, was using a jump or re-chop saw to trim defects from 5/16 in. thick paneling. Apparently, his fingers slipped under the saw guard after he activated the saw, lacerating his left little, ring, and middle fingers. The jump saw was guarded properly and the saw guard had extensions that gave an additional 3 in. of protection. The extensions were designed to help keep operators' fingers from going under the guard. There were no witnesses and Employee #1 does not remember what happened. It could not be determined why his fingers were under the guard. No violations were observed, and employee training was not an issue.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111896015			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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