OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223374
BEAUTY-TEX CORP
GOSHEN, IN—
Event description
EMPLOYEES' FINGERS CUT BY UNGUARDED TABLE SAW
Investigation abstract
ON MARCH 15, 1984 AT APROXIMATELY 10:45 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A TABLE SA S RIGHT HAND AND GOT INTO THE BLADE, RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF 3 OF HIS FIN GERS AT THE SECOND JOINT. W, CUTTING PLYWOOD PANELS TO SIZE. THE BLADE GUARD WAS RAISED. A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND INTO THE BLADE, RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF THE MI DDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND AT THE FIRST JOINT. ON MARCH 21, 1984 AT APPROXIMA TELY 3:38 PM., EMPLOYEE #2 WAS OPERATING THE TABLE SAW WITH THE BLADE GUARD COMP LETELY REMOVED. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BLADE WITH HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE PAD OF H IS RIGHT THUMB WAS CUT OFF. ON JULY 16, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:33 AM., EMPLOYE E #3 WAS OPERATING THE TABLE SAW CUTTING THREE INCH PLYWOOD TO SIZE WITH THE BLA DE GUARD COMPLETELY REMOVED. HE REACHED INTO THE SAW AREA TO REMOVE WOOD WITH HI
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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