Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764260 - Employee's finger lacerated in circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170764260 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125586842	07/07/1998	1799	0	Lester Landscaping

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Skilsaw power saw to cut redwood fence boards during the building of a perimeter fence around a new house. He was cutting while his foreman held the wet and rough 1 by 8 boards. Employee #1 had just completed a cut when the saw struck Employee #1's left index finger. He sustained a severe laceration and was taken to the hospital, where skin grafting was required. The foreman had warned Employee #1 that his hand was too close to the saw, but Employee #1 did not move it.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125586842			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Other

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