OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672634

KICK BACK,FINGER,THUMB,SAW,LACERATION

1985-09-30T00:00:00

Event: KICK BACK,FINGER,THUMB,SAW,LACERATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 672634
Report ID: 751910

Event description

HAND CUT BY POWERED SAW

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIPPING BOARD WITH A CRAFTSMAN POWERED HAND SAW (S# 5311) WHEN T HE BLADE BECAME PINCHED IN THE CUT. IT JUMPED BACK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FINGER AND THUMB OF THE LEFT HAND. THE FINGER AND THUMB WERE LACERATED BUT NOT A MPUTATED.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
889

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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