Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101009.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated by table saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 101009.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 11/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279223.015	11/28/2017		238350	Brookside Lumber & Supply Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on November 16, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a lumber company, was engaged in interior carpentry work at a residential construction site. While using an unguarded portable table saw to cut trim for a cabinet, Employee #1 caught two fingers in the saw blade. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the amputation of the two fingers.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Carpenter, Caught In, Finger, Residential Construction, Table Saw, Unguarded, Wood Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1279223.015	69	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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