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Accident Summary Nr: 170197602 - Employee's thumb tip severed in miter saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170197602 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111851986	01/11/1991	2431	0	Reece Stair, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a model LS, 4100 rpm Makita miter saw secured to a Work-Mate table, to cut a wedge from a 3 in. by 3 in. by 1 1/2 in. block of oak. As he engaged the wood by slowly lowering the blade, the oak piece rotated, pulling his left thumb under the guard and into the blade. His thumb tip and fingernail were severed. First aid was administered at the site and he was taken to U.C. Davis Medical Center. After a 2 1/2 hour wait, the thumb was sutured and he was discharged.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARD, WORK RULES, THUMB, SAW, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111851986			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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