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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170683817

AMPUTATED,GUARD,SLIP,THUMB,SAW,BLADE,TABLE SAW

Event
AMPUTATED,GUARD,SLIP,THUMB,SAW,BLADE,TABLE SAW
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
170683817
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee suffers partial thumb amputation in table saw

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cutting a board on a table saw when his left hand slipped and we nt under the guard. The blade amputated 1/4 to 1/2 of his left thumb.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    21
    Occupation code
    727
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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