OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001114

FINGER,GUARD,LACERATION,BLADE,INATTENTION,TABLE SAW,UNSTABLE POSITION

1986-03-03T00:00:00

Event: FINGER,GUARD,LACERATION,BLADE,INATTENTION,TABLE SAW,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001114
Report ID: 751910

Event description

FINGERS CUT BY TABLE SAW BLADE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING BOARDS TO BE USED IN CONSTRUCTING A CONTAINER FOR ACETYL ENE TANK VALVES. WHEN THE BOARD HE WAS CUTTING STARTED TO FALL OFF THE TABLE, EM PLOYEE #1 GRABBED IT AND PUSHED IT BACK UP ONTO THE TABLE. HE INADVERTENTLY PUSH ED HIS HAND INTO THE SAW BLADE, SUFFERING CUTS TO HIS FINGERS.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
21

Occupation code
558

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
2

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