Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140928 - Employee using saw suffers finger amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 201140928 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120247283	02/08/1999	3949	0	Tectrix Fitness Equipment Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a receiving clerk, decided to use a table saw in another department to cut wood scraps into smaller pieces for firewood. Without asking permission, he went to the saw during his lunch period and began cutting the wood. No other workers were in the area, and there was no guard on the table saw at the time. A small piece of wood that he was pushing through by hand suddenly twisted and caused his left hand to contact the saw blade. His ring and index fingers were amputated at the first joint, and his middle finger was severely lacerated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, BLADE, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120247283			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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