Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124955.015 - Employee lacerates hand while using table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 124955.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434884.015	10/01/2019		238390	Geary & Leslie Rea

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2019, an employee was working at the private residence of the employer who was constructing an addition to their home. The employer was setting a double door with a light between the workshop and the workspace in the building adjacent to the residence. The employee was using a Rockwell International table saw, Model 34-761, to rip 1 inch by 1 inch wood shims for setting the door. The saw had no guard, no anti-kickback device and no spreader installed. The employee was not using a push stick but was using both hands to feed the wood through the saw to rip the shims. The employee had made approximately 10 cuts before a piece he was ripping kicked back causing his hand to contact the rotating saw blade. The employee suffered significant lacerations to his left hand, requiring hospitalization for treatment that lasted more than 24 hours.

Keywords: Contact, Hand, Kick Back, Laceration, Push Stick, Rip, Sawblade, Table Saw, Unguarded, Wood

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1434884.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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