Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 791657 - Employee's thumb severed by rotating saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 791657 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 01/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126251503	01/04/1996	8211	0	Brookings Harbor Sd 17c

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 13, 1995, Employee #1, a shop schoolteacher in Brookings, OR, was attempting to rip a board using a 10 in. Delta table saw without the guard in place. The board kicked back and his left hand slipped forward, contacting the exposed rotating blade. His thumb was almost severed. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to Sutter Coast Hospital, Crescent City, CA.

Keywords: KICK BACK, SEVERED, WORK RULES, THUMB, LACERATION, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126251503			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Teachers, secondary school

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