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Accident: 202654703 - Worker Amputates Finger Cutting Pvdf Plastic

Accident: 202654703 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/01/2013
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31719863808/07/20133699Ultra T Equipment Company, Inc.
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 1, 2013, Employee # 1, a 45-year-old male with Ultra T Equipment Company, was modifying parts of substrate automated cleaning system in production router area. Employee #1 was using a table saw to cut Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plastic material. The material he was cutting slipped, and the saw blade amputated his left ring and middle finger. Emergency Medical Services were summoned and transported Employee #1 to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
Keywords: amputated, finger, laceration, plastic mfg, blade, table saw
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 317198638 Hospitalized injury Amputation Occupation not reported

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