Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130510.015 - Employee lacerates fingers struck when sawblade kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 130510.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498337.015	10/21/2020		238310	Jhn, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee working as an apprentice tile installer for a drywall and insulation contractor was cutting pieces of wood with a table. He was cutting the wood to size in order to use it for acoustical ceiling tile. The unguarded table saw kicked back struck the employee in his right hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations to his fingers, requiring surgery.

Keywords: Apprentice, Caught By, Commercial Building, Construction, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Installing, Kick Back, Laborer, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Push Stick, Sawblade, Struck By, Table Saw, Tile, Unguarded, Wood

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1498337.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause:

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