Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880540 - Employee's hand amputated in unguarded table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 200880540 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107694556	06/01/2001	2434	0	Concepts In Wood Of Cny, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Tri State Manufacturing Company industrial table saw and was asked by his employer to check the effectiveness of an installed exhaust system. He shut the saw off and removed the lower guard. He reached into feel the air flow and came in contact with the still revolving saw blade. Employee #1's hand was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, LOCKOUT, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, STRUCK BY, HAND, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107694556			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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