Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124032.015 - Employees amputates finger while cutting plywood with table

Accident Summary Nr: 124032.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463080.015	02/14/2020		321920	Nefab Packaging West Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on February 11, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a wooden pallet manufacturer was pushing a piece of plywood into a saw. The employee pushed start button when the hold down pinched his finger and the saw blade started to travel. The employee amputated his finger and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Abraded, Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Finger, Hold-Down Clamp, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Pallet, Plywood, Push Stick, Pushing, Rubbed , Safety Device, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463080.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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