Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201792579 - Employee suffers cut to thumb while using saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201792579 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126078906	08/09/1999	7363	0	Logistic Personnel Corp.

Abstract: At about 11:45 a.m. on July 29, 1999, Employee #1, working for a wood cabinet manufacturer, was working on a Davis and Wells table saw, Model 12-A-64 (Serial Number 121-70-69). Employee #1 was cutting a wood piece (1.5 in. by 1.5 in. by 18 in.) used for chairs. Employee #1 had cut about 200 pieces before the accident. At one point a wood piece got stuck in the saw blade and his right hand slipped and hit the saw blade. He received a serious laceration on his right thumb (cutting through the bone) which required hospitalization. Employee #1 stated that there was no guard on the table saw at the time of accident.

Keywords: WOOD SLAB, GUARD, STUCK, SLIP, THUMB, SAW, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126078906			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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