OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001643

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MACHINE--MISC

1986-11-06T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MACHINE--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001643
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's finger amputated in automatic saw

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a hand saw that could be run manually or automatically . Approximately 1/2 in. of scrap material on the end was deformed and had to be cut off. As he reached in to remove the end piece, the machine indexed the mater ial forward. Employee #1's finger became caught between the material being cut a nd a slat in the table that was being used as a clamp. Part of his finger was am putated and he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
727

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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