Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121564.015 - Employee amputates finger while cutting flooring with table

Accident Summary Nr: 121564.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444037.015	11/12/2019		238330	Premier Hardwood Floors, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on October 24, 2019, an employee working as a laborer for a flooring contractor was using a DeWalt Model #DWE7480 10-inch table saw to cut flooring. The table saw was unguarded and while he was cutting the flooring his hand slipped and came in contact with the blade. The employee partially amputated a finger, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Construction, Finger, Flooring , Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Residential Construction, Safety Device, Sawblade, Table Saw, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1444037.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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