Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202465001 - Employee'S Finger Is Amputated While Using Transpower Saw
Accident: 202465001 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/05/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310197637 | 06/21/2007 | 2421 | Rustica Arts, Inc. | ||||
At 11:30 a.m. on May 5, 2007, Employee #1 was working at the Wood Work Shop manufacturing wood doors, gates, windows and shutters. The employee was using a Transpower Saw Powered Shaper, Model Number 990109, to make a groove along the edge of a wooden panel. Employee #1 was holding the panel with both his hands. The power shaper kicked back, and the employee's left hand came in contact with the rotating blades of the power shaper. Employee #1's fourth finger of his left hand was amputated. The employee suffered lacerations and loss of movement in his third and fifth fingers. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, finger, saw, wood shaper, powder actuated tool
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310197637 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Carpenters |