Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135402.015 - Circular saw kicks back, amputates employee finger

Accident Summary Nr: 135402.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 03/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518947.015	03/08/2021		238330	Interior Logic Group

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 P.M. on March 4, 2021, an employee, working for a flooring contractor, was installing a sink at a new construction residential dwelling. The employee was ripping a rod with a circular saw. The saw kicked back causing the blade to amputate the employee's left thumb. The employee was hospitalized and treated for amputation of the left thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Circular Saw, Construction, Cutting, Flooring , Installing, Kick Back, Plumbing, Residential Construction, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1518947.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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