Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 742122 - Employee's thumb amputated by table saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 742122 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 02/20/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108412123	03/13/1989	1751	0	Emjay Engineering & Const. Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an unguarded table saw to cut 2 1/2 in. by 24 in. pieces of plywood for cabinet drawers. He was using his thumbs, instead of a pushstick, to hold and push the boards into the saw blade. The wood bound, then slipped. The tip of Employee #1's left thumb went into the blade and was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108412123			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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