OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002302
THE GERKIN COMPANY
SIOUX CITY, IA·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated by a power saw
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cutting metal with a power saw. When the metal box saw started t o fall, he grabbed it with his left hand, amputating his left index finger to th e last knuckle. The saw was about one year old and had the proper guards.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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