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Inspection Information - Office: Utah | ||||
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| Nr: 3265907 | Report ID: 0854910 | Open Date: 04/07/1986 | ||
| Butterfield Building Supply | ||||
| 375 North Main Street Midvale, UT 84047 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 5211/Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/07/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 05/28/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360780712 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 691097 | Event: 04/05/1986 | Amputated Right Hand On Radial Arm Saw | ||||
| AT APPROXIATELY 10 AM ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 5, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 AMPUTATED HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE MAKING A TEST CUT TO INSURE THAT THE RADIAL ARM SAW WAS PROPERLY SET UP TO PERFORM A JOB. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERS FROM EPILEPTIC SEIZURES, AND, IN FACT, HAD SUFFERED A SEIZURE EARLIER IN THE DAY. MANAGEMENT WAS AWARE OF HIS CONDITION AND HAD FORBIDDEN EMPLOYEE #1 TO OPERATE ANY OF THE COMPANY'S SAWS. HE HAD HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN 1985 WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT TO THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING UP THE SAW, WHICH WAS TO BE OPERATED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. | ||||||
| Keywords: amputated, work rules, seizure, saw, hand | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 3265907 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Sawing machine operators | ||