Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201505617 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Blade on Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201505617 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307337683	06/06/2005	1751	337129	West Cabinets, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 31, 2005, Employee #1 was using a Delta Unisaw 10-in. table saw to repair a cabinet panel. Employee #1 was ripping a .75-in. by 2.5-in. by 11.5-in. piece of beech wood in half. Employee #1 was pushing the stock with his right hand when the stock binded. As Employee #1 tried to pull the stock forward through the saw with his left hand, it kicked back causing his hand to come in contact with the blade. Employee #1 removed the overhead lexan guard to perform cut and did not use the push stick provided, a spreader or anti-kickback device. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for severe lacerations to his left thumb nail, partial amputation of the flesh of the tips of the middle and ring fingers, and amputation of the index finger up to the knuckle.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, GUARD, WORK RULES, LACERATION, BLADE, SPREADER BAR, HAND, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307337683			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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