Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126109.015 - Employee amputates hand while operating unguarded radial saw

Accident Summary Nr: 126109.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 05/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475047.015	05/19/2020		325991	American Aerogel Corporation

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 12, 2020, an employee was working as a machine operator for a resin compounding facility in the finishing department/cutting room. The employee was cutting insulation with an unguarded radial arm saw. The employee was struck by the blade causing him to amputate his left hand and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Insulation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Radial Saw, Sawblade, Sheared, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475047.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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