Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102902 - Employee Amputates Fingers and Thumb While Using Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201102902 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300815644	08/26/2002	2431	0	Quality Door And Trim

Abstract: On July 9, 2002, Employee #1, a door hanger, while assembling doors, cut a piece of wood too short and proceeded to cut another piece of wood. The employee was in a hurry to cut the piece of wood prior to going to lunch. Employee #1 ripped the piece of wood and reached towards the rotating blade with his left hand to remove the wood pieces from the area of the blade. The employee's hand came in contact with the rotating blade, amputating the index finger and the tip of the thumb. The safety guard was on the machine, but was not being used. The Employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WOOD CHIPS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, THUMB, LACERATION, DOOR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300815644			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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