Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116366.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated by table saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 116366.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1401990.015	05/17/2019		236118	Richard M. Blank

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 15, 2019, Employee #1 was installing laminate flooring at a four-unit apartment complex. He was using an unguarded Dewalt table saw to cut the pieces of flooring when his left hand struck against the saw blade. His middle finger was amputated, and the ring finger was partially amputated. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the amputations.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Equipment Operator, Finger, Installing, Partial Amputation, Rehabilitation, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Table Saw, Unguarded, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1401990.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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