OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416241
PALLET DISTRIBUTORS INC.
SUGARCREEK, OH·
Event description
Employee Amputates Thumb and Finger In Upcut Saw
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was loading a Brewco Speed Cut upcut saw to cut wood boards for pallet decking at a wood container and pallet manufacturing facility. The saw unexpected cycled, clamped the employee's right hand under the hood guard, and amputated the employee's right thumb and partial index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
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