Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119672.015 - Employee's thumb is partially amputated by table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 119672.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393455.015	04/16/2019		236116	Contract Builders Corp.

Abstract: At 11:57 a.m. on March 19, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was doing rehabilitation work at a multifamily residential structure. He was using an 8.25-inch cordless Milwaukee Table Saw to cut a 3-inch by 31-inch cabinet filler board. As he pushed the board lengthwise between the saw's fence and circular blade using the push stick that came with the saw, the push stick slipped. The employee reached in between the blade and fence to remove the filler board, and his right thumb made contact with the revolving blade. The employee required medical treatment for the partial amputation of his right thumb but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Blind Reaching, Contact, Energized, Equipment Operator, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Push Stick, Rehabilitation, Residential Construction, Rotating Parts, Table Saw, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1393455.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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