OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001791
PLYMOUTH COUNTY WORK ACTIVITY CENTER
LEMARS, IA·
Event description
FINGER AMPUTATED IN RADIAL ARM SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A MENTALLY RETARDED EMPLOYEE, WAS OPERATING A ROCKWELL DELTA RADIAL ARM SAW. HE SOMEHOW GOT HIS HAND INSIDE THE GUARDS AND AMPUTATED THE INDEX FING ER ON HIS LEFT HAND AT THE FIRST JOINT. THE SAW WAS GUARDED ON BOTH SIDES AND TH E ACCESS SLOT WAS ONLY THE ACTUAL WIDTH OF THE BOARD.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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