Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201089364 - Employee's thumb amputated by portable saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201089364 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310821251	07/30/2007	1751	238130	Brian Parker Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 18, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter, was using a 7-1/4 in. portable Skilsaw, model HD77, to cut a 14 in. length of a 2-by-4. The saw kicked back, pulling his left thumb into the saw's rotating blade. His thumb was amputated above the middle joint and he was taken to the Fresno Community Medical Center Emergency Room, where he was treated and released

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310821251			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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