OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221358203

JEFFERSON DOOR CO., INC.

HARVEY, LA· 2021-05-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Contact, Glove, Hand, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Push Stick, Sawblade, Table Saw, Thumb, Wood
NAICS: 321918
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345303101
Employer profile: JEFFERSON DOOR CO., INC.
Summary number: 221358203
Report ID: 0625700

Event description

Employee partially amputates left thumb while ripping wood o

Investigation abstract

At 1:51 p.m. on May 7, 2021, Employee #1 was tasked with ripping wood using a table saw. The employee was not using a push stick and was wearing loose-fitting gloves. The gloves caught in the saw blade, pulling the employee's hand into the point of operation. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left thumb and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 64 M

Event type
2

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