Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122039.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated when power saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 122039.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412208.015	06/28/2019		236220	Sachi Development, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on June 13, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in interior carpentry work at a residence. He was operating a hand-held Skilsaw Circular Saw, Model SPT77WM, and was cutting 4-foot wood boards into 2-foot lengths. The employee moved his left hand off the saw to catch the section about to be cut. At that moment, the saw hit a knot in the wood and kicked back, cutting into the employee's left thumb. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a thumb amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Carpenter, Circular Saw, Contact, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Finger, Kick Back, Portable Power Tool, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Residential Construction, Sawblade, Struck By, Thumb, Wood Board

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1412208.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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