Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114956.015 - Employee operates saw missing safety equipment and amputates

Accident Summary Nr: 114956.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1389784.015	04/01/2019		236118	Jds Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 26, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a residential siding and construction company, was operating a miter saw to cut stained wood siding. While cutting the stained wood siding, the piece being cut was not secured, causing the piece to be moved by the saw blade, pulling the left hand of Employee #1 toward the saw blade and resulting in the amputation of the left pinky and thumb digits. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted and treated for the amputations.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Construction, Rehabilitation, Remodel, Residential Construction, Saw, Siding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1389784.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpet installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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