Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125214.015 - Employee injures fingers on saw

Accident Summary Nr: 125214.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460597.015	02/04/2020		236116	James E. Roberts - Obayashi Corp.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on January 17, 2020, an employee was operating a 60-volt DeWalt DCS577 Cordless Worm Drive with a 7 ? inch radial blade to cut a piece of 1/8 inch Masonite that was 4 feet by 11 inches wide that had been placed atop of two trash cans for support. While cutting, the Masonite shifted, and the employee reached with her left hand to stabilize the Masonite. The employee's left ring finger was severely lacerated, and the pad of her thumb was degloved. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Cutting, Degloving, Electric Saw, Finger, Laceration, Portable Power Tool, Radial Saw, Saw, Sawblade, Siding, Thumb, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1460597.015	28	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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