OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221437288
SPARTAN CARGO TRAILERS LLC
ALMA, GA·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip while using table saw
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on February 7, 2022, an employee was operating a table saw to cut 3 inch wide strips from an 8 foot long piece of plywood. While attempting to remove a strip of plywood that had just been cut, the employee reach by the unguarded rear of the saw blade. The employee's fingers on his left hand were struck by the rotating saw blade, amputating his middle finger at the distal joint and causing lacerations to two other fingers. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Event type
- 1
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