Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094281 - Employee amputates finger tips on table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201094281 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126144690	09/26/2000	1791	0	Santa Rosa Stainless Steel

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 21, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a table saw cutting 4-ft by 8-ft insulation board which was 2 inches thick. The saw had no hood guard, anti kick back device or spreaders. His hand contacted the blade and he received cuts to the bone and nicks on the bone on his ring and little finger. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126144690			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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