OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673624
IOWA GLASS DEPOT, INC.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated by table saw blade
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a new employee, and a coworker were cutting wood on a table saw. Em ployee #1 was cross cutting a 2 by 4 by 2 ft long board without using the miter gauge and without installing the blade guard. With one hand on each side of the saw blade, Employee #1 proceeded to push the 2 by 4 into the blade. A kick back occurred and his fingers struck the saw blade. Employee #1 sustained the amputat ion of a finger.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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