Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170363493 - Employee's finger amputated when skill saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 170363493 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120210703	10/18/2007	1741	238140	Lamon Constr Inc

Abstract: On October 9, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter, was using a skill saw to cut a piece of plywood when the saw kicked back. Before the guard closed, the saw struck his left hand, amputating the ring finger. The foreman took Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was treated and released after six hours.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120210703			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Other

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