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Accident Summary Nr: 201037181 - Employee Amputates Three Fingers in Table Saw Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201037181 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125945485	05/10/2005	3999	316110	Casco Group Inc

Abstract: On April 12, 2005, an employee worked for a company that manufactured aquariums. The employee and a coworker were using a JTAS 10" tilting arbor table saw, with a 3 HP motor. They were using the saw to cut polypropylene/ethylene-propylene rubber trim. The rubber being cut on the table saw measured 21 in. by 2 in. by 0.5-in. thick. As the cut neared completion, the material alignment fixture of the saw moved and the rubber kicked back. The employee's left hand came in touch with the saw, and his middle, ring and little fingers were amputated near the hand. The employee was hospitalized in St. Mary's hospital in Long Beach for a day. The table saw was unguarded.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125945485			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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