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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455208

WORK RULES,THUMB,SAW,LACERATION,INATTENTION

Event
WORK RULES,THUMB,SAW,LACERATION,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14455208
Report ID
751910

Event description

Employee cuts thumb on rabbet blade

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was assigned to take boards away from a rabbeting machine (a table s aw fitted with a rabbet blade). A coworker was waxing the guide when for some re ason Employee #1 reached around the guard and cut his thumb on the blade. The ma chine was fully guarded by its automatic feeding device. The accident was caused by Employee #1's carelessness.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2

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