The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 18th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Fremont, CA at Checkone, Inc.. A 38 year old Assembler had been injured when the employee was struck by saw blade during kick back and partial
Accident Date2017-09-14
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:00 p.m. on September 14, 2017, an employee was working near Column B17 of a manufacturing plant and was cutting some aluminum material with a Rigid Dual Bevel miter saw. As the employee was cutting, the miter saw kicked back and hit his left pinky, causing a partial amputation. The employee was treated a San Jose Regional Medical Facility and was hospitalized.