Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117174.015 - Employee using circular saw amputates thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 117174.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 06/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1408724.015	06/12/2019		236116	Northridge Construction Corp.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was working at the construction site of a new three-story residential building. He was using a Makita hand held circular saw to cut a 2-inch by 4-inch piece of wood. His left thumb made contact with the saw blade and was amputated. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Circular Saw, Contact, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Residential Construction, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1408724.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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