Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114791.015 - Employee using table saw lacerates four fingers, one is late

Accident Summary Nr: 114791.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 03/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1388067.015	03/26/2019		238160	Abbott & Price Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 20, 2019, an employee used a Ridgid (Model Number R45101) table saw to rip plywood into two and a half inch strips. As the employee neared the end of the plywood, the saw blade struck a knot and pulled the push stick and employee's right hand into the blade. The employee received lacerations to the right thumb, index, middle and ring fingers. The employee was transported to a local hospital where the employee's index finger was amputated and the thumb received fifteen stitches.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Plywood, Push Stick, Rip, Table Saw, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1388067.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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