Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170361042 - Employee's fingers amputated by table saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170361042 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111966057	11/01/1993	3552	0	Avl Looms

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on June 28, 1993, Employee #1 was seriously injured when his fingers contacted a dado blade. Employee #1 was making a blind plunge cut when the board kicked back and his fingers slipped and contacted the blades. Employee #1 was taken to Enloe Hospital in Chico, where he was treated for amputation of the 1/4 inch tip of his ring finger and a loss of flesh of the outside edge of his left little finger.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, LACERATION, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111966057			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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