Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 735563 - FINGER CUT BY CIRCULAR SAW BLADE

Accident Summary Nr: 735563 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 04/17/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18623835	02/13/1985	2521	0	Whitehall Furniture Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18623710	04/26/1985	2521	0	Whitehall Furniture Inc

Abstract: ON APRIL 17, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING 1/8 INCH TO 1/2 INCH CORNER BLOCKS OFF HARDWOOD STOCK (APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES WIDE AND 30 INCHES LONG), USING A NORTHFIELD CIRCULAR TABLE SAW. THE SMALL CORNER PIECES KEPT GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLADE GUARD AND THE BLADE. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED ONE SIDE OF THE GUARD AND BEGAN BRUSHING THE CORNER PIECES AWAY. A PIECE WAS THROWN OUT BY THE SAW BLADE, STARTLING THE OPERATOR. HIS FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SAW BLADE. EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT RING FINGER WAS LACERATED AT THE TIP.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, SAW, CLOGGED, LACERATION, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18623835			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators
2	18623710					Occupation Not Listed

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