Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201204906 - Hula Saw at Sawmill Amputates Contract Worker's Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201204906 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315905174	10/23/2012	2421	321113	Marys River Lumber Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315905182	10/23/2012	7363	561320	Selectemp Corp

Abstract: On October 22, 2012, an employee was working as a contract or temporary worker for the employment agency Selectemp Corp. He had been sent by Selectemp to work at a sawmill run by the Mary's River Lumber Company, in Philomath, Oregon. Selectemp was his primary employer. The Mary's River Lumber Company was his secondary employer. The employee was operating a hula saw, when a jam occurred. The employee shut the saw off and reached in front of the saw's right-hand blade. As he was reaching, he activated the right-hand saw. The saw blade was still turning when it came in contact with his right arm, and it severed his arm. The inspection number for this incident in regard to Selectemp is 315905182.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, JAMMED, SAW, LOCKOUT, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, ARM, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315905174			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported
2	315905182					Occupation not reported

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