Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431349

CHASE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Machine Guarding, Partial Amputation, Table Saw
NAICS
332321
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345747695
Employer profile
CHASE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Summary number
221431349
Report ID
0522000

Event description

Employee partially amputates finger on table saw

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on January 13, 2022, an employee opened a table saw's side door to unclog it, without locking it out. The blade was still in motion and caught the employee's left hand middle finger, which was partially amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

    Event type
    2

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