Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201034287 - Employee Amputates Thumb Before Losing Balance from Rooftop

Accident Summary Nr: 201034287 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300763398	06/27/2002	1761	0	Central Roofing Company

Abstract: Employee #1, working for an employer engaged in roofing operations, was replacing an old roof with new materials. While kneeling beside another employee, the foreman, on the roof a two-story apartment complex, Employee #1 was holding an old rafter as the foreman was cutting it out. Employee #1 lost his balance. While attempting to grab on to something to catch his fall, his right hand made contact with the blade of the circular saw that the foreman was using, amputating his right thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, ROOFER, BLADE, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300763398			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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