Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128205.015 - Employee amputates finger while operating miter saw

Accident Summary Nr: 128205.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 07/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486184.015	07/20/2020		238150	Cardoso Pro Installers

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 17, 2020, an employee was cutting and installing a metal window frame while using a portable Dewalt electric miter saw. The employee started to cut a small, unsecured section of the window frame and a metal piece made contact with the saw blade. It kicked back, causing the employee's finger to come into contact with the rotating blade. He experienced an amputation of the right index finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Finger, Installing, Kick Back, Rotating Parts, Saw, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486184.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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