Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170379010 - Employee's thumb amputated by table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170379010 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119748184	01/28/1994	8211	0	T. R. Pollicita Middle School, Jefferson Sch Dist

Abstract: Employee #1, a teacher, was ripping a narrow piece of wood, about an inch wide, when he was distracted by students who were horseplaying. This caused him to stop concentrating on what he was doing. As a result, he eased pressure on the push stick, which caused the material being cut to rise from the table. To prevent the material from flying off and possibly hurting some students, Employee #1 tried to push the material back down with his left thumb; in the process, however, he amputated the finger above the first joint. The table saw was not a rip saw and was not equipped with an anti-kickback device. It was equipped with a saw guard but this was not in place at the time Employee #1 was hurt.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119748184			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Teachers, elementary school

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