OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708016

AMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,LACERATION,BLADE,INATTENTION

1986-07-12T13:30:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,LACERATION,BLADE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 708016
Report ID: 352420

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED BY RADIAL ARM SAW

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON JULY 12, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING WOODEN STRIPS INTO 22 3/4 INCH LENGTHS. WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A STRIP HE LOOKED AWAY TO CHECK HIS MEASUREMENTS. WHILE HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED, THE SAW BLADE CUT THROUGH TH E STRIP OF WOOD AND INTO EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGER. HIS FINGERTIP WAS AMPUTATED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
659

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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