Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170727770 - Employee suffers amputation of tip of thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 170727770 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/08/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119733905	02/10/1994	1522	0	Leff Construction

Abstract: On February 8, 1994, in Healdsburg, CA, Employee #1, an employee of Leff Construction and Development Corp. of Sebastopol, CA, was cutting 2 by 4s for blocking on the ceiling. He was laying the boards on a saw horse using his left hand to hold them and his right hand to operate his portable skilsaw. He had finished a cut and the saw kicked back on him, cutting off the tip of his left thumb. Employee #1 was transported to the Healdsburg Hospital.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SEVERED, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119733905			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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