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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690214

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,UNGUARDED

Event
AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
690214
Report ID
552700

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

  1. #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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