Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170200844 - EMPLOYEE'S THUMB CUT IN SAW BLADE KICKBACK

Accident Summary Nr: 170200844 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/16/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120183074	09/30/1993	1751	0	Highland Framers

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 A.M. ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 16, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A NOTCH IN A 2-INCH BY 4-INCH PIECE OF WOOD. THE NOTCH BEING CUT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FEET FROM THE NEAREST END OF THE 2-BY-4. EMPLOYEE #1 HELD THE WOOD IN HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH IS THE NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR MAKING THIS TYPE OF CUT. WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, EMPLOYEE #1 PROCEEDED TO CUT THE WOOD. THE SAW BLADE HIT A KNOT IN THE WOOD, CAUSING THE SAW TO KICKBACK. THE SAW'S KICK BACK ACTION RESULTED IN PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO DAVIES HOSPITAL IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, STRUCK BY, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120183074			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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