Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102090487 - Fashion Cabinet & Mfg

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 102090487

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 07/02/1986

Site Address:
Fashion Cabinet & Mfg
5440 West 9620 South
West Jordan, UT 84084

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 577, West Jordan, UT 84084

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: FollowUp

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/02/1986

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Inspection	102085099

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 970863

Event: 02/13/1986

Employee's thumb amputated in chop saw

Employee #1 was operating a chop saw, model 200, serial #79547. The pneumatic automatic return had malfunctioned a few times that morning. At about 11:00 a.m., the return malfunctioned again. Employee #1 was adjusting the air control valve under the table to make the chop saw return to the up position when he noticed an 8 in. long piece of wood next to the blade straddling the scrap/sawdust chute. Without shutting off the saw, Employee #1 reached up the chute about 18 in. As he was pulling out the piece of wood, it caught the blade and pulled his hand into the blade, amputating his right thumb just below the first joint. The thumb was surgically reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LOCKOUT, SAW, BLADE, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102090487					Occupation Not Listed

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