Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764294 - Employee's fingers lacerated in table saw, one later removed

Accident Summary Nr: 170764294 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125587600	09/22/1998	8331	0	Marin Conservation Corps

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 10 in. long Skilsaw table saw to rip a series of 3/4 in. deep dado cuts in the end of a 2 by 4 board to make a 1 in. wide notch. He was pushing the board through the table saw when his right hand contacted the blade, lacerating three of his fingers. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where his ring finger was surgically removed. The saw was not equipped with an anti-kickback device during ripping, nor was Employee #1 using a push stick to feed the stock through the saw. Employee #1 was not using a hood during ripping, a class B requirement, because the nature of the dado cuts he was making led to the wood hitting the mount on the back of the table, making it impossible to complete the job.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION, EXTENSION HANDLE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125587600			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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