Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145362.015 - Employee amputates finger in circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 145362.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567213.015	12/07/2021		531311	Wright Equities, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was working as a lead maintenance technician at an apartment complex. The employee was remodeling an apartment and was using a Makita XSS02, battery-powered, circular saw to trim the side of a wooden door without the use of a rip fence or straight edge to prevent the blade from binding. As the employee was trimming the door, the blade bound and made contact with his hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat suffered lacerations to his left ring and pinky fingers with the pinky finger near a complete amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Circular Saw, Cutting, Door, Finger, Laceration, Remodel, Sawblade, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1567213.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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