Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201504859 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Using Unguarded Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201504859 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307333658	05/05/2004	5051	423510	Coast Aluminum & Architectural, Inc.

Abstract: On March 30, 2004, an industrial accident occurred in Hayward, California, at a metal distribution center that resulted in serious injuries to Employee #1, a saw operator. Employee #1 was performing a set-up operation on the Continental Cut-Off Saw. The cause of the accident was an unguarded point-of-operation on the cut-off saw. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, where surgery was performed on the two amputated fingers of his left hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, SAW, POINT OF OPERATION, SET UP, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307333658			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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