OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221365844

MAMMOET USA SOUTH, INC.

ROSHARON, TX· 2021-06-22T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Contact, Cutting, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts, Saw, Thumb, Unguarded
NAICS: 484230
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345383723
Employer profile: MAMMOET USA SOUTH, INC.
Summary number: 221365844
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee makes contact with unguarded saw during cutting ope

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 22, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a 14-inch chop saw to cut long threaded bars into 6-inch pieces. During the cutting process, one of the long bars dropped. As Employee #1 reached to pick it up, his right hand made contact with the unguarded rotating saw blade. He sustained a partial amputation of the right thumb. The employee was treated for his injuries without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
783

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