| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | Auburn | Al | Donaldson Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee operating a radial arm saw was drawn into the saw and sustained a severe laceration to the arm. | |||||
| 2021-04-03 | Rockford | Il | Cincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a radial arm saw when they suffered the amputation of their thumb. | |||||
| 2020-10-01 | Winnfield | La | Winn Lumber | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On October 1, 2020, an employee was using a radial arm saw to cut 2x4's. An employee was removing a piece of cut wood when the teeth of the saw grabbed his gloves and pulled his hand into the saw. The left middle fingertip was amputated immediately and the ring finger was surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2020-09-22 | Bath | Me | General Dynamics | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was moving a piece of material weighing approximately 40 lbs. on the radial arm saw when the material fell and crushed her left index finger. The finger was fractured and partially amputated. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | Lavonia | Ga | Harbin Lumber Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a 4x4 section of lumber with a radial arm saw. The lumber kicked up and pushed her hand towards the saw blade. The employee sustained a laceration on the left pinky and middle fingers and injury to the left ring finger requiring amputation. | |||||
| 2020-07-31 | Ashtabula | Ohio | CREATIVE MILLWORK OF OHIO INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a radial arm saw and amputated the tip of his left thumb. | |||||
| 2020-07-16 | Marysville | Ohio | Frankes Wood Products LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was making cuts on a 20-inch long piece of material using a radial arm saw. One of the pieces cut crooked. The employee went to even the cut and the blade caused a severe laceration to his left thumb. | |||||
| 2020-07-09 | Sutton | Massachusett | Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting wooden sticks of lumber for a crating operation. When the radial arm saw retracted, it hung up on a small pile of debris. As he reached for a new piece of lumber to cut, the saw blade lacerated his forearm. | |||||
| 2020-03-03 | Athens | Texas | CMH Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut wood 2 x 4s. The saw kicked back and the employee's finger contacted the blade, resulting in an amputation of the left index finger to the third knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-07-03 | Winnfield | Louisiana | WINN LUMBER COMPANY, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut 2 X 4's and 2 X 6's, both 4 feet and 8 feet, into 2-foot pieces when the blade grabbed his glove, pulling his right hand into the saw. This resulted in a middle fingertip amputation midway down the nail. His ring finger on his right hand was cut almost completely off at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-03-16 | Woodside | New York | WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTION CORP. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting material on a radial arm saw. The saw blade cut his left thumb, amputating the tip. | |||||
| 2019-02-25 | Monroe | Georgia | Elite Storage Solutions LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting wood material with a table-mounted radial arm saw. The saw blade amputated the employee's thumb. | |||||
| 2019-01-18 | Dallas | Texas | First Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was in a wood shop, using a table-mounted radial arm saw to cut wood for pallets. As he turned after deactivating the saw, the saw blade cut his finger, causing an amputation. The part of the blade that cut him was not guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-09-12 | Lakeland | Florida | Keymark Corporation of Florida | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting metal with a radial arm saw when the material kicked back, causing the back of the employee's hand to touch the sawblade. The employee suffered a laceration. | |||||
| 2018-06-23 | Great Falls | Montana | TRUSS WORKS, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a radial arm saw to cross-cut boards. A piece of wood got stuck behind the return device; while trying to clear the jam, the employee suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-01-11 | Youngstown | Ohio | Panelmatic Youngstown Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On January 11, 2018, an employee was preparing to cut wood using a radial arm saw when he attempted to clear a wood shaving from the back of the blade guard. His right little finger then struck the rotating saw blade and was severely lacerated, requiring surgical amputation. | |||||
| 2017-10-09 | Newmanstown | Pennsylvania | Woodmasters Custom Cabinetry LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was preparing to cut a piece of plywood with a radial arm saw when the employee's left hand contacted the blade, amputating approximately one half of the middle finger. | |||||
| 2017-10-06 | Saint Pete Beach | Florida | RIA- Tradewinds, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting a piece of wood using a radial arm saw and amputated his right index finger. The saw was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-08-25 | Amherst | Ohio | Nordson Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On August 25, 2017, an employee was operating a radial arm circular saw to cut a wooden board when the employee's finger contacted the rotating blade, fracturing and lacerating it. | |||||
| 2017-08-15 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | U.S. Axle, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a radial arm saw to cut packing material when the saw blade amputated his left middle fingertip and part of his left index finger. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Aurora | Ohio | CANTEX INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting 2x4 pieces of lumber at a radial arm saw when the saw blade amputated the employee's left index and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2017-03-17 | Canfield | Ohio | BAIRD BROTHERS SAWMILL, INC. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut pieces of wood product when the saw cut his ring finger and into his hand requiring several sutures. The worker was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-06 | Lehighton | Pennsylvania | Donald B. Remmey, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On January 6, 2017, at approximately 11:45 a.m., an employee was operating a radial arm saw and amputated a ring finger. | |||||
| 2016-05-03 | Haleyville | Alabama | Free State Lumber Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut a piece of wood. The saw cut the employee's left hand at an angle amputating his thumb and his first three fingers along with the end of his pinky finger. | |||||
| 2016-03-18 | Portsmouth | Virginia | Defense Logistics Agency Portsmouth | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting 4x4 trimming pieces with a radial arm saw when the saw blade amputated three left-hand fingers starting at the pinky. | |||||
| 2016-02-17 | Aurora | Nebraska | Chief Industries | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting material on a radial arm saw. As the employee attempted to grab material with the right hand, the saw was activated with the pneumatic foot pedal. The saw contacted the employee's wrist and amputated the right hand. | |||||
| 2015-10-10 | Frazeysburg | Ohio | Longaberger Co. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting fillers with a radial arm saw and amputated the tip of the right index finger. | |||||
| 2015-08-21 | Kyle | Texas | Francisco Javier Herrera Ramirez | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was working from a roof approximately three stories high when he fell about 15 feet. He was wearing his harness at the time. During the fall, his right arm was struck and lacerated by a radial arm saw that fell with him. He sustained deep cuts in his tendons and loss of feeling in his fingers. | |||||
| 2015-06-16 | Matteson | Illinois | Home Depot | Nonclassifiable | Struck against object or equipment |
| An employee cleaning a radial arm saw received an amputation injury on June 16, 2015. | |||||
| 2015-03-31 | Charleroi | Pennsylvania | Gardner Denver Nash | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On March 31, 2015, an employee was working at Gardner Denver Nash in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, when he was injured while operating a radial arm saw. The employee suffered fractures and lacerations to the second, third, and fourth digits on his left hand. He required surgery and was hospitalized. | |||||