Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175700 - Employee 's thumb is amputated by a table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201175700 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125713057	06/24/2004	2541	337215	Universal Custom Display

Abstract: On June 16, 2004, Employee #1, a woodworker, was using a table saw equipped with a dado blade. He was putting a 0.25-in. dado down the middle of a 1.5-in. wide by 2.5-in. deep by 15-in. long piece of red oak. The dado cut had to be recessed from one edge, so he dropped the wood onto the revolving blade and used both hands to push it forward. The wood kicked back and his left hand came into contact with the blade. He sustained a partial amputation to the left thumb, but the entire thumb was surgically removed at the hospital.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, THUMB, STRUCK BY, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125713057			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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