Safety / OSHA← Search
INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, HAYFIELD, MN 55947
Standard 19100212 A 3 II
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED BY RADIAL ARM SAW
ON MARCH 31, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED THE SAW GUARD FROM A BLACK & DECKER RADIA L ARM SAW WHICH HE WAS USING TO TRIM THIN VINYL WINDOW STRIPS. THE SAW BLADE CAU SED THE VINYL STRIP, WHICH HE WAS HOLDING DOWN WITH HIS LEFT HAND, TO SURGE FORW ARD INTO THE SAW BLADE. HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WERE AMPUTAT ED JUST BELOW THE TOP JOINTS.
Data sourced from Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry, Minnesota Attorney General, federal OSHA, and municipal permit offices. Records are public and may not reflect pending appeals or corrections.