OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456305
MODULAIRE INDUSTRIAL MFG.
WEST JORDAN,, UT·
Event description
EMPLOYEE SEVERED 4 FINGERS ON MITER SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1'S ASSIGNED TASK ON THE DAY THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WS TO CUT WINDOW AN D DOOR MOULDNGS ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. HE WAS USING A TABLE MOUNTED ROCKWELL MITE R CHOP SAW. THE SAW WAS PRE-SET TO MAKE THE PROPER ANGLE CUT. ACCORDING TO WITNE SSES, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HURRIEDLY PUSHING THE MOULDING MATERIAL THROUGH THE SAW BL ADE. HE APPARENTLY WAS WORKING AT SUCH A FAST PACE THAT HE PUSHED THE MOULDING W ITH HIS LEFT HAND AT THE SAME TIME THAT HE WAS LOWERING THE SAW WITH HIS RIGHT H AND. HE COMPLETELY SEVERED ALL FOUR FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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