Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170611750 - Employee injures hand on bandsaw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170611750 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/14/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112133954	03/26/1993	2899	0	Dow Chemical

Abstract: At about 6:40 a.m. on March 14, 1993, Employee #1 was working on the blade of a bandsaw. He had shut down and locked out the machine. He then tried to move the blade but it caught hold of the flywheel, which then moved the blade. Employee #1 suffered cuts and a broken right index finger, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BANDSAW, FINGER, LACERATION, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112133954			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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