Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131322.015 - Employee amputates left thumb while using circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 131322.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492772.015	09/15/2020		236116	Mc Nicoll Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 27, 2020, an employee was holding and cutting a piece of 2 by 4 lumber using a Skil portable circular saw model number HD77M to cut form work for a concrete staircase job. The employee had pinned the guard back, and during cutting, the saw jumped causing an amputation of the left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Circular Saw, Concrete, Cutting, Form work, Lumber, Stair, Thumb, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1492772.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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