OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443980
CATAWBA CABINET CORPORATION
ROANOKE, VA—
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated in table saw
Investigation abstract
At approximately 6:33 p.m. on December 19, 1984, Employee #1 was cutting small p ieces of wood on a Powermatic Houdaille M-72 table saw, serial #8172077, that wa s equipped with a 12 in. blade. He was apparently using a push stick and all the saw's guards were in place, including kick-back protection. For some reason the push stick slipped off, causing Employee #1's hand to slide under the adjustabl e guard. The middle and ring fingers on his left hand were amputated.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 657
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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