Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 809285 - Employee's hand amputated by radial arm saw

Accident Summary Nr: 809285 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 12/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15285935	12/19/1988	9512	0	Nc Dept Of Natural Resources & Comm. Dev., Div Of

Abstract: On Thursday, December 15, 1988, Employee #1 was operating a 16 in. DeWalt radial arm saw, catalog #40020, in the maintenance shop. While Employee #1 cut an approximately 30 in. long 2 by 6 board about 1 in. from the left end of the board, his left hand was pulled into the blade and amputated. Employee #1 required hospitalization. The cut began at the smallest finger and continued diagonally across the hand, leaving only a portion of the thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, SAW, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15285935			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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