OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221358773

JUSTIN BRANDS

CASSVILLE, MO· 2021-05-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Kick Back, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Safety Device, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Technician, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded, Wood
NAICS: 444190
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345333652
Employer profile: JUSTIN BRANDS
Summary number: 221358773
Report ID: 0728500

Event description

Employee amputates finger when cutting wood with unguarded s

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician was cutting wood with a table saw that lacked safety devices. The wood kicked back and pulled the employee's left hand into the sawblade. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated finger and lacerations to two other fingers.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
519

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