Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170381990 - Employee's fingers amputated in radial saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170381990 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 09/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120025424	09/29/1997	8249	0	San Francisco Art Institute

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on September 23, 1997, Employee #1, a ceramics manager at the San Francisco Art Institute, was using a radial saw to cut lumber in the sculpture department. He found the saw to be unsafe, but completed his task, turned off the saw, and pulled the plug from the outlet. As he was wrapping the cord around the frame of the saw, two of his fingers struck the still-rotating blade and were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRIC SAW, SAW, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120025424			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, sculptors, craft-artists & printmakers

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