Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201173796 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Unguarded Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201173796 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120347380	08/13/2003	2499	321920	Crs Manufacturing

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on August 1, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter, was ripping a piece of plywood to be used in a cat house. Employee #1 was using a manually-fed circular ripsaw with a 9-in. blade, Model 66 Powermatic-Houdaille, Serial Number 666178, 3-HP, 230-Volt, without a guard. Employee #1 was cutting the plywood and it bound up and kicked back and sent his right hand into the blade. Employee #1 sustained the amputation of the top digit of the ring finger on his right hand. Employee #1 was treated for his injury but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CIRCULAR SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120347380			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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