Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420110

317729483 - RELCO ROOF AND FLOOR INC

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Finger, Radial Saw, Saw, Sawblade
NAICS
321214
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345649263
Employer profile
317729483 - RELCO ROOF AND FLOOR INC
Summary number
221420110
Report ID
1054114

Event description

Employee amputates fingers on radial saw

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on October 29, 2021, an employee was using a radial arm saw to cut a truss wedge block. On his third saw cut, he moved his hand to the right side of the blade, pulling the saw across his left hand. The employee amputated his left amputating his left pinky and index fingers. He was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    599

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