OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673731

KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW

1987-03-23T00:00:00

Event: KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,UNGUARDED,TABLE SAW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 673731
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERTIP AMPUTATED BY A TABLE SAW

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RABBITTING A PIECE OF PINE WITH A TABLE SAW. HE REACHED FOR HIS PUSH STICK WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING THE PIECE OF WOOD WITH HIS OTHER HAND. TH E SAW BLADE KICKED THE PIECE OF WOOD BACK, ALLOWING HIS FINGER TO FALL INTO THE BLADE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. THE TIP OF THE FINGER WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED LATER AT A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
733

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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