Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134997.015 - Employee operating circular saw amputates thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 134997.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1523525.015	04/15/2021		236220	Whitehouse Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 1:16 p.m. on January 16, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was rebuilding a wall at a residential building. He was operating a Skilsaw MAG77LT Circular Saw, Serial Number 302 710021, and cutting wood, with one hand on the saw and the other hand holding down the wood. The employee's left thumb came into contact with the saw blade and was amputated. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of the thumb amputation and then released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Circular Saw, Contact, Cutting, Rehabilitation, Repair, Residential Construction, Thumb, Wall, Wood Board

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1523525.015	65	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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