Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201122918 - Employee suffers amputated fingers after saw contact

Accident Summary Nr: 201122918 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 12/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125527051	03/02/2001	1799	0	Del Building Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to rip pieces of wood to be made into stakes with a table saw. As Employee #1 was ripping the first piece the blade became stuck. He pulled back the wood to free the saw blade but when the blade began to turn again. The blade grabbed the wood slat and in an instant amputated the thumb and index fingers of the worker's left hand. The table saw did not have a saw blade guard or an anti- kickback device. The worker likewise did not use a push stick. Employee #1 was not hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: KICK BACK, WOOD SLAB, FINGER, GUARD, THUMB, RIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125527051			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices

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