Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774990 - Worker Ripping Wood Amputates Thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 200774990 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311747950	02/25/2008	1771	238110	Ariel-Triad Co., Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working for a concrete contractor engaged in a demolition project. He was using a saw from which a safety device had been removed or on which the safety device was inoperative. He was ripping scrap wood, when he amputated the thumb on his right hand.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311747950			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Other

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