OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506323

GUARD,CIRCULAR SAW,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FOOT,LEG

1984-09-14T00:00:00

Event: GUARD,CIRCULAR SAW,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FOOT,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14506323
Report ID: 830500

Event description

INJURED BY INADEQUATELY GUARDED SAW BLADE

Investigation abstract

AN ATTACHMENT FAILURE CAUSED THE 19 INCH ROTATING SAW BLADE OF A TRIMMER SAW, BE ING USED IN A SAWMILL, TO COME LOOSE AND FLY ONTO THE WALKWAY IN FRONT OF THE SA W. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE LOOSE SAWBLADE, SUFFERING AN AMPUTATED LEG, AMP UTATED FOOT ON HIS OTHER LEG AND ADDITIONAL LEG DAMAGE. ADEQUATE GUARDS WERE NOT BEING USED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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