Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111251.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated while using circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 111251.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1339345.015	08/16/2018		236115	Kelly T Murphy

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on August 1, 2018, an employee was cutting two by four lumber with a portable Makita circular saw. The employee was not holding the saw with both hands when the saw blade made contact with the employee's left thumb. The employee received an amputation injury to the left thumb and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Circular Saw, Contact, Cutting, Lumber, Portable Power Tool, Struck By, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1339345.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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