Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170629992 - Employee's finger amputated in a table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170629992 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119981595	08/03/2001	5211	0	Arvin Lumber Co

Abstract: On July 27, 2001, Employee #1, a machine operator at a lumber yard, was using a Rockwell Model 10 table saw to cut 0.75-in. by 1-in. by 2-in. wooden stakes when one of the pieces got stuck and jammed in the saw. He did not denergize the saw to unjam the piece but tried to push it through with his left hand. His hand was pulled into the saw blade and he suffered an amputation to his left index finger and part of his left thumb. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, HAND, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119981595			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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