OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690214
HAYFIELD WINDOW & DOOR CO.
HAYFIELD, MN·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED BY RADIAL ARM SAW
Investigation abstract
ON MARCH 31, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED THE SAW GUARD FROM A BLACK & DECKER RADIA L ARM SAW WHICH HE WAS USING TO TRIM THIN VINYL WINDOW STRIPS. THE SAW BLADE CAU SED THE VINYL STRIP, WHICH HE WAS HOLDING DOWN WITH HIS LEFT HAND, TO SURGE FORW ARD INTO THE SAW BLADE. HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WERE AMPUTAT ED JUST BELOW THE TOP JOINTS.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 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
- 1
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