Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170784284 - Employee Lacerates Finger on Skill Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170784284 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/06/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314576778	04/17/2012	1622	237310	Golden State Bridge Inc

Abstract: On July 6, 2011, Employee #1, a carpenter, was cutting wedges with his skill saw. He was holding the bottom guard open with his left hand when the saw kicked back, striking his left index finger at the third knuckle. He sustained a severe laceration without bone loss and was treated at a local hospital, where he was released later the same day. Employee #1 returned to work four days later, but continued to experience problems with the finger, complicated by an existing diabetic condition. His finger was surgically amputated on April 12, 2012, as a consequence of infection.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, INFECTION, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314576778			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Other

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