OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455059

AMPUTATED,BANDSAW,FINGER,GUARD,WORK RULES,SAW

1986-02-03T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,BANDSAW,FINGER,GUARD,WORK RULES,SAW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14455059
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE PARTIALLY AMPUTATED FINGER ON MEAT BAND SAW

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER MEAT PACKING PLANT EMPLOYEE WERE CUTTING RIBS ON A 16 IN CH MEAT BANDSAW. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE SAW TO REMOVE SOME SAWDUST AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE BLADE. THERE WAS A ONE AND ONE-HALF INCH OPENING BETWE EN THE TOP OF THE TABLE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE BANDSAW GUARD.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
686

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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