Other Millwork (including Flooring)

NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on October 16, 2018, an employee was speaking to another employee working on a door on the "surgery" table in the customs department. At the same time, another employee was operating a table saw approximately 10 feet away, with the operator/back end of the saw facing the employee. The operator was performing rabbeting on a piece of molding when a the circular saw blade caught the end of the piece of wood, catapulting it behind the operator into the employee's chest. The employee sustained a penetrating injury to the chest including injuries to the heart and right lung leading to exsanguination. The employee was hospitalized and later died.

NarrativeAt 9:45 a.m. on November 8, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that engaged in millwork. The employee was operating a pop up cross-cut saw. He was using it to cut off knots and imperfections from wood flooring. While depressing the saws foot treadle pedal, he reached under the saws guard. This action caused the blade to pop up. The rotating blade amputated the index finger on his right hand. It also lacerated the middle and small fingers on that hand. He was hospitalized. He required surgery that involved revascularization, nerve repair and flexor tendon repair.