Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201794377 - Employee amputates thumb when contacts table saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201794377 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119819837	08/10/2001	2621	0	Los Angeles Paperbox And Board Mill

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 2, 2001, Employee #1 working as a stock prep II in the palette making area of a paper mill. Employee #1 was crosscutting a 5-ft long piece of wood on an R.B. Rodgers Manufacturing Company Table saw (Serial Number 3317). The table saw was being used without the aid of a suitable jig or feather board. The tip of Employee #1's right thumb came in contact with the blade and was amputated. The Employer says that Employee #1 was not authorized to perform the task. Employee #1's injury did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, PAPER, BLADE, MILL--PLANT, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119819837			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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