Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201173382 - Employee Suffers Finger Amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 201173382 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125709956	04/10/2003	2521	337211	C.D Woodworks, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a cabinetmaker, was seriously injured while putting laminate strips on a manual feed ripsaw. The saw was equipped with a hood guard, but the guard was not being used at the time. Employee #1 was reaching to pull a strip of laminate from the blade when his right hand came in contact with the running blade. The hood guard was not in place and Employee #1 did not use a push stick that was on the saw. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of a finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, RIP, SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125709956			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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