Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872709 - Employee's fingers amputated in miter saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170872709 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125777060	01/14/1997	1751	0	D'S Custom Finish

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 10 in. Makita miter saw, serial #152891, to cut the frame for a door. He was adjusting the wood when his left hand contacted the blade, amputating two fingers. The saw's hood had been removed.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125777060			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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