Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107666.015 - Employee operating bandsaw amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 107666.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1332950.015	07/25/2018		238220	The Thomas J. Dyer Company

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on July 23, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing company, was engaged in interior plumbing work at a multiemployer construction project, a university building that was being renovated. The employee was using a portable bandsaw to cut a section of pipe when the saw jumped and its blade amputated the left finger. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where hospitalization and treatment were provided for the amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Bandsaw, Blade, Construction, Cutting, Electric Saw, Finger, Kick Back, Pipe, Repair, Saw

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1332950.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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