Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170830772 - Employee's finger(s) amputated by saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170830772 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119582559	12/18/1995	5713	0	Doyle'S Carpets

Abstract: Employee #1, a self-employed subcontractor, was using a Delta 10 in. portable table saw to cut wood for the register vent of a hardwood floor. He was standing beside the saw as he pushed the wood through the blade. When Employee #1 pulled the wood back to clear the blade so he could turn the wood over, the wood flipped up in the air and his hand went into the blade. Employee #1 suffered finger(s) amputation. The table saw was guarded.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119582559			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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