Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078458 - Employee Finger Is Lacerated in Portable Hand Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201078458 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315346429	09/28/2012	1711	238220	Floyd & Howerton Plumbing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on September 14, 2012, Employee #1, of Floyd & Howerton Plumbing, was using a Milwaukee cordless portable hand saw to cut a 2-in. copper pipe at a construction project. The employee sustained a deep laceration to his left index finger when his hand met the saw blade. Employee #1 was transported to UCSD Medical Center in San Diego, where he was treated for lacerations to his left index finger. The employee was hospitalized for over 24 hours.

Keywords: FINGER, ELECTRIC SAW, SAW, LACERATION, PIPE, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315346429			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Other

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