Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510898 - Employee Lacerates Finger Using a Handsaw, Later Amputates

Accident Summary Nr: 201510898 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 02/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314452202	02/26/2013	1429	212319	Syar Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on February 22, 2013, Employee #1 was using a handsaw to cut a piece of rectangular metal tubing. Upon completing the cut, the employee opened the guard to clean the metal cuttings from the areas inside the guard that accumulate cuttings, while the saw was still running. Employee #1's glove was caught by the moving saw blade's teeth, and his left index finger sustained a laceration. The employee was transported to the hospital, where a portion of the tuft of the left index finger was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, SAW, LACERATION, SCRAP METAL, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314452202			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Millwrights

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