Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107005.015 - Employee's finger is amputated after power saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 107005.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323503.015	07/02/2018		238110	Burgess Concrete Construction Co.

Abstract: At 12:45 a.m. on June 15, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a concrete construction company, was cutting plywood with a Makita 120-volt power saw at a commercial building, a multiemployer construction project. The saw kicked back, striking his left hand and cutting four fingers. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the lacerations, which included a required amputation of the left hand ring finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Construction, Cutting, Electric Saw, Finger, Hand, Kick Back, Struck By, Wood Slab

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1323503.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:

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