Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113716.015 - Employee amputates hand when struck by saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 113716.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 02/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1379298.015	02/19/2019	2421	321113	317723407 - Woodgrain Millwork Inc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on February 18, 2019, am employee was feeding a piece of lumber into a jump saw and placed his hand under the saw guard, amputating it when the saw was turned on by its foot pedal. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Foot pedal, Guard, Hand, Saw, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1379298.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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