Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122390.015 - Employee operating power joiner amputates two fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 122390.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410265.015	06/21/2019		236118	Yonts Construction

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on June 19, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in the renovation of a single family residential structure. He was using a Makita Plate Joiner, Model PJ7000, with a 4-inch carbon tooth cutting blade rotating up to 11,000 RPM. He was working on a temporary work table and making biscuit cuts in the ends of 1-foot by 4-foot cedar boards when the tool grabbed a board. The rotating blade came into contact with the fingers on the employee's right hand and amputated two fingers. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the amputations.

Keywords: Amputated, Carpenter, Caught By, Contact, Cutting, Finger, Laceration, Renovation, Residential Construction, Rotating Parts, Sawblade, Unsecured, Wood Board, Work Surface

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	1410265.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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