OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480230

FINGER,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,THUMB,SAW,LACERATION,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW

1984-04-12T00:00:00

Event: FINGER,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,THUMB,SAW,LACERATION,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14480230
Report ID: 214200

Event description

Employee injures finger in table saw

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in the shop area cutting plastic on a Rockwell Manufacturing 10 in. table saw, serial #34-450, FN 8353, when he suffered a deep laceration to hi s thumb. The saw was equipped with a Unisaw blade with 82 carbide teeth and was being operated without an appropriate saw guard.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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