Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122021.015 - Employee amputates finger when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 122021.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447599.015	11/26/2019		236220	Kellmar Inc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on November 15, 2019, an employee was operating a Milwaukee battery powered circular saw (Serial Number: F31AD1837) above his head to cut a wall stud. The sawblade was pinched by the stud being cut, causing the saw to kick backwards, and the employee's right finger was amputated by the rotating sawblade. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught By, Circular Saw, Finger, Kick Back, Laceration, Rotating Parts, Saw, Sawblade

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1447599.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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