OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001791

AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,SAW,UNTRAINED

1986-08-28T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,SAW,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001791
Report ID: 751910

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

#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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