Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103208.015 - Employee operating power saw amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 103208.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1295846.015	02/14/2018		238350	The Great Indoorz Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on February 8, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a carpentry company, was engaged in carpentry work at a multiemployer construction project, a multifamily residential building. He was operating a power saw and cutting the bottom of a door when the saw's blade made contact with and amputated his left pinky finger. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for the finger amputation and released.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Finger, Portable Power Tool, Residential Construction, Saw, Unguarded

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1295846.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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