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Accident Summary Nr: 947432 - EMPLOYEE'S HAND INJURED ON PARTIALLY GUARDED SAW BLADE

Accident Summary Nr: 947432 -- Report ID: 0355119 -- Event Date: 03/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105766588	03/20/1992	2426	0	V.M. Draper
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105766596	03/20/1992	7363	0	Ameristaff Companies Inc.

Abstract: AT 10:00 A.M. ON MARCH 18, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1, WAS BEING INSTRUCTED BY A TRAINER TO RUN A KNOT CUTOFF SAW. HE HAD BEEN RECEIVING INSTRUCTION SINCE ABOUT 7:30 AM. THE TRAINER LEFT EMPLOYEE #1 ALONE TO RUN THE SAW FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES, WHILE HE WENT TO GET A DRINK OF WATER. THE SAW BLADE WAS NOT FULLY GUARDED. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING 1-INCH BY 2-INCH BY 10-FOOT BOARDS TO BE CUT OFF, HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN THE SAW BLADE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURY.

Keywords: SAWYER, WORK RULES, SAW, INEXPERIENCE, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105766588			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators
2	105766596					Occupation Not Listed

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