OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223648
AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,SLIP,SAW,BLADE,HAND,UNGUARDED
Event description
HAND AMPUTATED BY BLADE OF A RADIAL ARM SAW
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM ON AUGUST 3, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A DEWALT RADIA ICALLY REATTACHED EXCEPT FOR THE LITTLE FINGER AND INDEX FINGER. THE PRIMARY CAU SE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE USE OF THE SAW WITH THE GUARDS AND ANTI-KICKBACK DEV ICE REMOVED. THE EMPLOYEE'S HASTE TO COMPLETE THE JOB ALSO CONTRIBUTED. L ARM SAW TO CUT 2 INCH BY 8 INCH BY 14 FOOT BOARDS. THE SAW, EQUIPPED WITH A 14 INCH RIP BLADE, WAS LOCATED IN THE SAW SHOP AT KAPER'S BUILDING MATERIALS INC., HALLECK AND BEGONIS STREETS, DEMOTTE, INDIANA 46301. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD REMOVED TH E LOWER BLADE GUARDS AND THE ANTI-KICKBACK DEVICE FROM THE SAW BEFORE HE BEGAN W ORK. HE HAD MADE 3 CUTS OF 4 INCH BY 4 INCH BY 14 FOOT BOARDS BEFORE CUTTING THE 2 INCH X 8 INCH BOARDS TO 10 FOOT LENGTHS. AS HE WAS PLACING A BOARD ON THE SAW TABLE, HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND CONTACTED THE SAW BLADE. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS A MPUTATED FROM THE THUMB KNUCKLE ACROSS TO THE LITTLE FINGER. ALL PARTS WERE SURG
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 268
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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