The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 7th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Albion, MI after learning of an incident at Albion College - Facilities Operations which had occured on Wednesday, October 31st 2018. A 61 year old Carpenter had been injured when the employee was struck by wood when kicked back from table saw b
Accident Date2018-10-31
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 9:45 a.m. on October 31, 2018, an employee was making dado cuts using a Delta Rockwell Table Saw while building frames for signage. The employee was pushing a 20 inch 2x4 through the dado blades to test the depth of the cut and the blade struck a knot in the wood, pushing the wood back into the employee's stomach. The employee bent forward and both hands struck the saw blade, amputating his left thumb and severely lacerating his right hand's palm. The employee was hospitalized.