OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690842
A-1 PALLET CO.
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT·
Event description
FINGER AMPUTATED BY RADIAL ARM SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A RADIAL ARM SAW TO CUT A 2 BY 4 BOARD. THE EMPLOYEE HAD C OMPLETED THE CUT AND BEGAN TO MOVE THE CUTTING HEAD BACK TO THE STARTING POSITIO N. THE SAW BLADE STRUCK THE 2 BY 4, KNOCKING IT FORWARD. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAN D, WHICH WAS STILL HOLDING THE 2 BY 4, WAS STRUCK BY THE SAW BLADE. THE EMPLOYEE 'S INDEX FINGER WAS AMPUTATED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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