OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691758
ADVANCED MODULAR MFG.
BLUFFDALE, UT·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated by saw
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cutting a 1-in. strip of waferboard. The waferboard started to l ift up and come back to the operator's position. When Employee #1 attempted to p ush the wood back down on the table, four fingers on his left hand were amputate d by the blade, which was above the material being cut. A guard and push sticks were available, but they were not being used.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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