Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105983.015 - Employee operating power saw amputates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 105983.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1307024.015	04/02/2018		238220	Martin Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 24, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was working at a multiemployer construction project, the renovation of a four-story commercial building. He was using a Makita 2414DB 120-volt 15a Chop Saw, Serial Number 099897, to cut plastic pipe. Employee #1's left index finger was partially amputated. Employee #1 received medical treatment for the fingertip amputation. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Construction, Electric Saw, Finger, Pipe, Plumbing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1307024.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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