Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797172 - Employee Amputates Finger in Band Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201797172 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301330478	09/04/2003	3317	331210	M D Stainless Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:34 p.m. on September 3, 2003, Employee #1, a welder, was cutting a polishing wheel in half to reduce its thickness. Employee #1 placed the 4-in. polishing wheel inside the pipe and set it up on the band saw. As the band saw was cutting, it rotated the polishing wheel. Employee #1 placed his left hand on the surface of the polishing wheel to stop it from rotating, when his left index finger was amputated up to the second knuckle and the middle finger was lacerated.

Keywords: WHEEL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, WELDER, LACERATION, PIPE, HAND, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301330478			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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