OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829200
KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SAW,BLADE,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee's finger amputated by saw blade
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cutting plastic material on an unguarded saw. As he pushed the m aterial through the saw blade, the material kicked back, causing his right index finger to strike the blade. The finger was amputated at the first joint.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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