OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565410
AMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,INATTENTION
Event description
FINGERS AMPUTATED BY PANEL SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A HENDRICK BRAND REMOTE CONTROL PANEL SAW TO CUT SMALL PIE CES OF PLASTIC FROM NARROW STRIPS, EIGHT FEET LONG, OF PLASTIC SHEETING. HE LEFT THE SAW UNDER POWER WHILE HE WAS POSITIONING A STACK OF THE THIN PLASTIC SHEETI NG STRIPS ON THE SAW TABLE. THE SAW BLADE STRUCK AT LEAST ONE OF THE STRIPS AND FORCED HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE ROTATING BLADE, AMPUTATING THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FI NGERS AT THE KNUCKLE. EMPLOYEE #1 SHOULD NOT HAVE ENERGIZED THE SAW PRIOR TO PLA CING THE MATERIAL ON THE SAW TABLE. HE HAD BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED IN THE SAFE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 715
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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