Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131711.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb when struck by blade

Accident Summary Nr: 131711.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 10/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500984.015	10/21/2020		237310	Wyman & Simpson, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:50 a.m. on October 9, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for an infrastructure construction contractor was cutting a bevel on a 2-inch by 4-inch board. The saw bucked and the blade caught his thumb. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial thumb amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Board, Carpenter, Circular Saw, Construction, Cutting, Finger, Hand Tool, Highway, Instantaneous amputation, Kick Back, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Road, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1500984.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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