OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672634
NOLAND FEED & FERTILIZER
ADAIR, IA—
Event description
HAND CUT BY POWERED SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIPPING BOARD WITH A CRAFTSMAN POWERED HAND SAW (S# 5311) WHEN T HE BLADE BECAME PINCHED IN THE CUT. IT JUMPED BACK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FINGER AND THUMB OF THE LEFT HAND. THE FINGER AND THUMB WERE LACERATED BUT NOT A MPUTATED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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