Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170883565 - Employee's fingers amputated in circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170883565 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/17/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119868115	04/11/1995	3446	0	Columbia Fabricating Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanical engineer who did layout for a shop specializing in custom built products, was using a circular saw with a 14 in. diameter blade of 84 teeth to cut a piece of brass tubing mounted on a pivoting work table. He was holding the tubing with his left hand and manipulating the saw with his right hand. Employee #1 was cutting a 1/8 in. notch when the saw caught the tubing. His left hand was pulled through the saw, amputating his thumb and index finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119868115			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Assemblers

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