Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170694509 - Employee's fingertip amputated in bandsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 170694509 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120218276	08/09/1994	3444	0	Baltimore Aircoil Co

Abstract: Employee #1, of the Baltimore Air Coil Co., was using a bandsaw to cut Sch 41 PVC thin wall pipe. She had to adjust the pressure plates to prevent the PVC from spinning or turning. She also placed a block of wood inside the pressure plate to hold the pipe. She was holding the pipe with her left hand. When she energized the saw, the teeth dug in on the PVC and spun the pipe, pulling her hand into the saw and cutting off the tip of her index finger. Employee #1 was taken to the emergency room, where she was treated and then sent home.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, BANDSAW, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120218276			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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