OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433428

THOMAS HOME CENTER INC

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA· 2021-12-11T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Finger, Guard, Hand, Hand Tool, Lumber, Machine Guarding, Push Stick, Safety Device, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Thumb, Unguarded
NAICS: 327120
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345707038
Employer profile: THOMAS HOME CENTER INC
Summary number: 221433428
Report ID: 0950623

Event description

Employee amputates thumb ripping material with table saw

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on December 11, 2021, an employee was ripping 2x material for stickers using a table saw. As the employee was feeding the material into the table saw with a push stick, he used his left hand to hold down the material to prevent it from climbing up the saw blade. The employee reported being unsure what happened, but suddenly felt as though a hammer had struck his thumb. The employee's thumb contacted the saw blade amputating it and requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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