Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94920.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated when struck against saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 94920.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226776.015	04/13/2017		333111	Fecon, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 a.m. on April 10, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting a metal piece with a horizontal band saw. The employee was wearing gloves and adjusting the clamp. While he was holding the piece, he sneezed and his left hand went into the running saw blade. Employee #1's thumb was amputated by the saw blade.

Keywords: Amputated, Bandsaw, Blade, Glove, Hand, Struck Against, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1226776.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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