Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170698724 - Employee's thumb amputated by chopsaw

Accident Summary Nr: 170698724 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119861219	09/09/1993	5712	0	Catalina Furniture, Inc.

Abstract: On August 19, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a chopsaw #469, a Whirlwind 212C, when he accidentally tripped the saw and amputated his left thumb at the first joint. He was cutting 1 inch thick by 10 inch wide stock into various lengths. The foot pedal for the chopsaw #469 was not guarded from inadvertent contact. In addition, the hood guard did not completely cover the saw blade as it passed through the table's unused portion.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, THUMB, SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119861219			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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