Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125035.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when skill saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 125035.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440283.015	10/24/2019		238130	New Millennium Construction

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 17, 2019, an employee was framing a single-family track home. The employee was using a hand operated skill saw to cut a 2 X 4 that was placed on a framed wall. The saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip tip. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Circular Saw, Fingertip, Framing, Hand Tool, Kick Back, Lumber, Saw

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1440283.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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