Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14537872 - Employee injures thumb when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 14537872 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111862710	09/25/1990	1521	0	Shellhammer Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on September 13, 1990, Employee #1 was assigned to complete the framing of a one-story, single-family home. He was notching a block of wood with a portable Skilsaw when the blade hit a knot. The saw kicked back and Employee #1's left thumb was amputated to the knuckle. He was transported to the UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, where he underwent surgery that successfully reattached his thumb.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111862710			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters

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