Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130379.015 - Employee cutting tree root amputates toe when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 130379.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497591.015	10/14/2020		238110	Albert William Matu

Abstract: At 11:37 a.m. on October 8, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a structural concrete contractor was performing trenching in the backyard of a residence. The employee was instructed by the employer to cut a tree root located inside the trench. The employee was using a Dewalt hand grinder and a Skilsaw. While the employee was cutting the tree root, the 4-inch sawblade jammed and kicked back and struck him in the right foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated toe.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Construction, Cutting, Foot, Grinder, Hand Tool, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Instantaneous amputation, Kick Back, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Residential Construction, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Toe, Traumatic Amputation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1497591.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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