Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202601480 - Thumb and Finger of Worker Is Amputated by Table Saw Blade

Accident Summary Nr: 202601480 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/29/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313507634	02/02/2010	3996	326192	Empire Moldings Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:11 a.m. on December 29, 2009, Employee #1, a regular full-time worker and whose employer was engaged in manufacturing of wood floor samples with five nonunionized employees, was using a table saw (Delta Unisaw, Delta International Co.) to cut wood floor sample board (12 in. by 17 in. by 0.5 in.), at 0.5 in. from each side. He had cut about 50 boards and, as he was cutting the last piece, the saw blade jumped due to a knot or a staple in the board. The blade hit his left thumb and index finger, causing amputation of both. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SAWYER, FINGER, SLIP, THUMB, LACERATION, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313507634			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, construction and maintenance

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