Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167731 - Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated by Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201167731 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126062579	01/31/2006	2531	337127	Brentwood Fine Furniture

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter's assistant for Brentwood Fine Furniture, was rounding the edge of a piece of wood on an unguarded shop-made shaper. As Employee #1 turned the machine on, a piece of wood was touching the shaper's blade, the blade caught the wood and pulled his left hand into the blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of lacerated fingers and amputation of the tip of his middle finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, GUARD, STRUCK AGAINST, SAW, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126062579			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.