Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201792397 - Employee Suffers Amputation of Finger

Accident Summary Nr: 201792397 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126078724	07/27/1999	2431	0	Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 20, 1999, Employee #1 was cleaning a table saw (3SR 114 Straight-Line-Saw, Model Sl-52, S.N. 9/84M-47-53-4136) to remove the saw dust and small pieces of wood from the area underneath the table. Employee #1 hit his left hand on the running saw blade while cleaning the area resulting in the amputation of his left index finger and a deep laceration on the middle and ring finger. Employee #1 stated that he turned off the saw but he did not lock the switch in the "off" position before he started cleaning. Employee #1 also stated that he did not know if the blade was still running. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126078724			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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