OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454789

AMPUTATED,CARPENTER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,THUMB,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW

1986-06-24T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,CARPENTER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,THUMB,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14454789
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Carpenter amputates thumb on table saw

Investigation abstract

At about 8:30 a.m. on June 9, 1986, Employee #1 was using a Sears Craftsman 10 i n. table saw to cut 3/4 in. plywood into small pieces for use on concrete forms for a church job. His hand struck the blade, amputating his thumb. The saw did n ot have an upper blade guard, a splitter, or anti-kickback fingers to protect th e user.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
6

Source
26

Occupation code
567

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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