Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202314282 - Inmate's finger is amputated in table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202314282 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 03/26/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119645695	05/13/2004	9223	922140	Ca Corrections Elmwood Complex

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on March 26, 2004, Employee #1, an inmate with the California Department of Corrections, was using a 10-in. table saw in a cabinet shop to make a dado cut in a piece of wood. When the wood kicked back, his left ring finger contacted the blade. The inmate was hospitalized Valley Medical Center for amputation of the finger. The building operations manager indicated that the table saw had a fence guard installed, and that the operation involved does not expose the employee to the blade because it is covered by the stock.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, GUARD, STRUCK AGAINST, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119645695			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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