Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113266.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated, other fingers are cut by mite

Accident Summary Nr: 113266.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355939.015	10/24/2018		238350	G. V. Unique Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2018, Employee #1, a cabinet installer employed by a carpentry construction company, was working at a new multi-employer construction project, a seven-story multifamily residential building. He was operating a Dewalt 10-inch compound miter saw to trim small plastic cabinet legs. The employee was cutting freehand without using a clamp or jig to secure the work piece against the adjacent fence. Employee #1's left hand came into contact with the saw blade, which amputated part of his left thumb and lacerated adjacent fingers. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the amputation and lacerations.

Keywords: Blade, Carpenter, Contact, Cutting, Finger, Glove, Hold-Down Clamp, Installing, Laceration, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Portable Power Tool, Residential Construction, Saw, Thumb, Unguarded, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7	140

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1355939.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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