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Accident: 113629.015 - Worker Operating Table Saw Suffers Amputation To Left Thumb

Accident: 113629.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/07/2019
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1378694.01502/14/2019Distinctive Doors, Inc./Pella Corporation
At 8:30 a.m. on February 7, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured wooden windows and doors. He was operating a table saw to cut a piece of trim. With his right hand, he was using a push piece. The trim was lifting off the table, so he pushed it down with his left hand. The trim kicked back, and his left hand came into contact with the saw blade. He suffered an amputation to his thumb. He was not hospitalized.
Keywords: struck against, kick back, amputation, hand, blade, table saw, thumb, machine operator, amputated
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1378694.015 65 M Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Assemblers

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