OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221361330
DEVEREAUX SAW MILL INC
PEWAMO, MI·
Event description
Employee sustains partial thumb amputation from circular saw
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on May 24, 2021, Employee #1 was cutting the end of a board while it was on a moving conveyor. The DeWALT circular saw became pinched during the cut and kicked back, running over the employee's thumb. Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of the thumb and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 779
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