Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159654 - Employee amputates thumb while operating table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201159654 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125883850	07/09/2004	7011	721110	Highland Springs Resort

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 11, 2004, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was assisting a coworker in cutting 2-inch by 4-inch pieces of wood with a Sears Craftsman circular table ripsaw. Employee #1 was moving a piece of wood when his right thumb came into contact with the exposed moving saw blade and his thumb was amputated. He was transported to the San Grogonio Memorial Hospital for treatment and then to Loma Linda University Medical Center for surgery to re-attach his amputated thumb.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, GUARD, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, SAW, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125883850			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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