Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201035714 - Employee's fingers are injured by portable power saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201035714 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305475188	03/17/2004	1799	238990	Acl Construction

Abstract: At about 10:30 a.m. on January 19, 2004, Employee #1 was preparing concrete formwork for the foundation of barrier rails on the northwest end of the Pacific Coast Highway Bridge, a segment of the Alameda Corridor project. While holding one end of a board on the ground with his left hand, Employee #1 was cutting a notch into one of the board's long sides with a Skil saw. The saw kicked back and lacerated his left index, middle and ring finger. He was taken to an industrial medical facility and then transferred to a specialized hand center, where his left middle finger was amputated.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SAW, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305475188			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Other

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