Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101147.015 - Employee operating miter saw has thumb lacerated in kick bac

Accident Summary Nr: 101147.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279586.015	11/15/2017		238130	Patriacca Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on November 7, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a multiemployer construction project, a residential building. He was using a radial arm miter saw to cut a section of rolled Tyvek material when the saw kicked back. The saw blade struck Employee #1's left thumb, causing a deep laceration. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the laceration.

Keywords: Blade, Kick Back, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Portable Power Tool, Residential Construction, Saw, Struck By, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1279586.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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