Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170170823 - Employee's fingers amputated while cutting boards with saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170170823 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111838769	05/16/1991	1541	0	Joe P. Moura Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on May 15, 1991, Employee #1, of Joe P. Mouka Construction Company, was using his own Marita miter saw to cut trim material for the outside of some new windows the company had installed on a house. He was cutting 12 in. off a 1 in. by 4 in. by 7 ft board, without providing any support under the long end of the plank. The board came up after it was cut, causing Employee #1's left hand to contact the unguarded saw blade. Two fingers on his left hand were amputated. He was transported to Mendocino Coast Hospital and later transferred to UC-San Francisco Medical Center.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111838769			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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