OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170683817

UNIVAC DATA PROCESSING DIVISIO

Windsor, CT— 1972-09-21T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,GUARD,SLIP,THUMB,SAW,BLADE,TABLE SAW
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Planned
Activity number: #10563088
Employer profile: UNIVAC DATA PROCESSING DIVISIO
Summary number: 170683817
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee suffers partial thumb amputation in table saw

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cutting a board on a table saw when his left hand slipped and we nt under the guard. The blade amputated 1/4 to 1/2 of his left thumb.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
21

Occupation code
727

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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