Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701320 - Employee's fingertips amputated when wood strip kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 170701320 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125911693	02/24/1998	1521	0	Red Point Builders Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a construction worker, was using a table saw to cut a small strip of wood when the piece bound up and kicked back. His left hand contacted the moving blade, amputating the tips of his index and middle fingers. Employee #1 had removed the saw's guard before starting work. At the time of the accident, he was using a push stick, but on the wrong side of the blade.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125911693			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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