Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170605208 - Employee's thumb tip amputated on table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170605208 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/02/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119970572	10/20/1993	1751	0	Douglas E. Barnhart

Abstract: At or about 11:00 a.m. on August 2, 1993, Employee #1 was cutting 6 inch by 8 inch plywood strips from a 4 foot by 8 foot by 3/8 inch thick plywood sheet. The table saw with a 10 inch tilting arbor saw that the employee was using was not equipped with a hoodguard on the saw blade. While cutting, Employee #1's hand slipped and hit the running blade, amputating the left thumb up to the first knuckle. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119970572			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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