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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1498337.01510/21/2020238310Jhn, 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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