Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507878 - Employee Amputates Fingers in Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201507878 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310061148	09/07/2007	2449	321920	Redwood Packaging Inc

Abstract: On August 30, 2007, Employee #1 was performing wood cutting operations on a hand-fed circular ripsaw. As he finished cutting a segment of the wood, he manually removed the cut piece, which was touching the guide rail of the saw. This action caused his right hand, along with the wood, to get caught on the edge of the unguarded circular saw blade. Employee #1 sustained the partial amputation of three fingers of the right hand. Employee #1 was admitted to the Eden Medical Center on August 30, 2007. He was later transferred by helicopter to John Muir Hospital and was discharged on September 1, 2007.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CIRCULAR SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310061148			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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