OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455075

AMPUTATED,FINGER,SLIP,LACERATION,BLADE,HAND,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW

1986-02-24T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,SLIP,LACERATION,BLADE,HAND,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14455075
Report ID: 751910

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED AND HAND CUT BY TABLE SAW BLADE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIPPING A PIECE OF WOODEN WATER-BED DECKING WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPE D INTO THE SAWBLADE. TWO FINGERS WERE PARTIALLY AMPUTATED AND TWO OTHER FINGERS BADLY CUT (LEFT HAND). THE 8 INCH TABLE SAW WAS AN OLDER MODEL AND WAS NOT GUARD ED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
883

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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