Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201147634 - Cut-Off Saw Amputates Employee's Finger

Accident Summary Nr: 201147634 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123900797	05/16/2006	3498	332996	Dt Performance Specialties Inc

Abstract: On December 2, 2005, a saw operator was operating a Doringer specialty pipe cut-off saw, Model D350, Serial Number 1954. His employer was an after-market high-performance exhaust pipe manufacturer. The D350 cut-off saw was manually operated and ran at two different speeds (58 and 108 RPM). The employee was cutting a 10-inch section of three-inch diameter exhaust pipe. The pipe got caught on the saw blade, which pulled the pipe and the employee's finger into the rotating blade. The employee suffered an amputation of his left index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, SAW, METAL SAW, PIPE, BLADE, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123900797			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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