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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020032447 · 3/14/2020 · National Park Service

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
National Park Service
Location
1100 w Ruins Drive, COOLIDGE, ARIZONA, 85128
NAICS
712190
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

While an employee was cutting plywood using a table saw, the plywood bound up on the saw. When the wood suddenly became free, the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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