Furniture Technics: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 23, 2019: Employee cuts fingertip when glove is pulled into sawblade

At 10:00 a.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee was using a Delta jointer to cut a joint into a piece of wood. The employee was passing the wood through the jointer when his glove got caught and pulled into the rotating saw blade. The employee suffered a laceration to the tip of his pinky finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on Feb 23, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated in table saw

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on February 23, 2017, Employee #1, a machine operator, was cutting lumber with a Whirlwind jump saw. The Whirlwind jump saw is a table saw that had a blade that ascends from under the table when the operator steps on as pedal to activate the saw. Employee #1 noticed a chip of material in the point of operation of the saw and attempted to remove it with his hand. He inadvertently stepped down on the pedal and activated the saw and his thumb was caught between the table and the hood of the blade. The guard was not effective at preventing entry into the point of operation and the work presence sensor on the Whirlwind brand jump saw was not maintained in working order as recommended by the manufacturer. The blade ascended from under the table and amputated his right thumb. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.