OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #745414

FINGER,STRUCK AGAINST,LACERATION,BLADE,INATTENTION,TABLE SAW

1988-12-13T00:00:00

Event: FINGER,STRUCK AGAINST,LACERATION,BLADE,INATTENTION,TABLE SAW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 745414
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee's finger cut by table saw blade

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cutting wood approximately 1 in. thick on an Altendorf sliding t able panel saw, model #F-45, serial #86-9-102. He had turned the saw off to talk to a coworker. When he moved the wood, it caught the still rotating saw blade, pulling his hand into the blade. His right middle finger needed 13 stitches.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
12

Event type
14

Source
26

Occupation code
727

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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