OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375512
BELANGER INC
NOVI, MI·
Event description
Employee sustains fingertip amputations while operating upcu
Investigation abstract
At 2:45 p.m. on July 16, 2021, Employee #1 was bracing a 2 x 4 board with both hands on the outfeed side of a Pistorius Model LH-18 UC-P upcut circular saw. The employee reached with his right foot to activate the saw while holding the board, with four fingers in the cut zone. This resulted in amputation of four fingertips. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 889
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