Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764492 - Employee's thumb amputated in circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170764492 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125584268	04/21/1998	1521	0	S. H. Penney Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1, an apprentice carpenter, was working on the first floor of a framing project at single-family, two-story home. He was using a portable Worm Drive circular saw, model HD77, with a 7 1/4 in. diameter blade to saw the end of a stud when the saw pinched into wood and backed up toward him. His left thumb was amputated above the first joint. Employee #1 was using a saw with a defective guard; the automatic return action was not working, which allowed his thumb to contact the saw blade.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125584268			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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