Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115963.015 - Employee amputates thumb when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 115963.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398427.015	05/06/2019		238130	Timberworks Construction Inc

Abstract: At 10:23 a.m. on April 24, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction contractor, was working at a construction site for a multifamily residential structure. He was operating a portable SkilSaw circular saw to cut a wedge from a 2 by 4 piece of lumber. He was holding the wood piece with his left hand and holding the saw with his right hand, with the bottom of the wood piece resting on the ground. The saw hit a knot and kicked back, cutting his fingers that held the wood. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of an amputated left thumb and other laceration injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Carpenter, Circular Saw, Contact, Electric Saw, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Kick Back, Laceration, Portable Power Tool, Residential Construction, Thumb, Unguarded, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1398427.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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