Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691568 - Employee's finger severely lacerated by table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 691568 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/09/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102097151	01/12/1987	5722	0	Tmc Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on January 9, 1987, Employee #1 was using a Rockwell 10 in. table saw to cut 1/8 in. by 4 ft by 8 ft sheets of corrugated cardboard into 4 in. by 8 ft strips. He contacted the running saw blade and sustained severe lacerations to his right index finger. The finger was surgically amputated between the first and second joints because of extensive damage to the first joint. Employee #1 was wearing leather-faced, cloth-backed work gloves and the saw was unguarded.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102097151			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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