Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166352 - Employee Suffers Amputation While Using Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201166352 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126196286	10/21/2004	3944	339932	Mattel Toys Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 15, 2004, Employee #1 was working in the woodworking shop of a toy manufacturer. The machine involved in the accident is a table saw. Employee #1 had just finished cutting a piece of 3-ply plywood and turned the table saw power off. Employee #1 inadvertently brushed his right hand against the unguarded and spinning blade of the table saw. The table saw was not guarded and was missing an anti-kickback device and a splitter. In addition, Employee #1 was not using an available push stick during the accident. Employee #1's right ring and index finger tips were amputated by the saw and he suffered other lacerations to his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, BLADE, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126196286			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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