Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140712 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN TABLE SAW CUT OFF FINGERTIP

Accident Summary Nr: 201140712 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125913947	07/20/1998	3559	0	Morehouse, Cowles, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a shipping and receiving clerk who had over three years experience in his job and with the procedure that was being used when the accident occurred. Employee #1 was cutting a small piece of plywood that was to be a part of a shipping crate. He was using a table saw with a crosscut blade, with only a stationary screen as a guard above the saw blade. Without using a push stick or block, Employee #1 placed his hand under the screen as he was pushing the plywood. The saw blade suddenly pulled the plywood though, resulting in Employee #1 having the tip of his right thumb amputated at the base of the nail. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, THUMB, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125913947			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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