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Accident Summary Nr: 99333.015 - Employee amputates fingers while operating a pop-up table sa

Accident Summary Nr: 99333.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 09/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266674.015	09/27/2017		321999	Frontier Forge, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 12, 2017, an employee was using a pop-up saw to cut knots from boards. The employee's left hand was in the travel path of the pop-up saw blade as he pressed the foot pedal to initiate the saw blade's movement. The employee partially amputated three fingers from his left hand when his hand came into contact with the saw blade and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Machine Guarding, Table Saw

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1266674.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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