Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533727 - Construction Worker Amputates Finger on Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 200533727 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314962440	09/30/2010	1771	238990	Heeringa Construction

Abstract: On September 16, 2010, a construction worker was operating a Ryobi circular saw to rip a two-inch by four-inch piece of wood in half. The construction worker was left handed, but he was using his right hand to rip the wood. When he got to the end of the board, he hit a knot in the wood. The saw kicked back across his left hand, cutting the index and middle fingers on that hand. The index finger was eventually amputated.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314962440			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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