Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99540.015 - Employee suffers lacerations to thumb and finger when struck

Accident Summary Nr: 99540.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 09/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268022.015	10/04/2017		334419	Graphic Display Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 19, 2017, Employee #1 was using an unguarded table saw to perform a non-through cut, commonly referred to as a rabbet cut, without utilizing a feather board or a push stick. The specialized cut called for a rip cut, half of the thickness of the board on two sides of the board, which would notch out a corner piece of the board. The employee was making the second rip cut of the piece of wood when the blade struck a knot in the wood, causing the employee's hand to be drawn into the blade. Employee #1 suffered a severe laceration to the right thumb and pointer finger, requiring surgery to repair. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Blade, Finger, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Portable Power Tool, Struck Against, Table Saw, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1268022.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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