Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112620 - Employee's hand injured when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 201112620 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126029834	07/26/2000	1751	0	Prime Construction

Abstract: On July 14, 2000, Employee #1, a carpenter for Prime Construction of Pasadena, CA, was using a Skilsaw to make a 45-degree cut on a 2 by 4 at a residential construction site. He was holding the board with his left hand at an angle that put his forearm in line with the blade. The blade struck a knot and the saw kicked back, striking his left thumb and wrist and severely lacerating multiple tendons. Employee #1 was taken to Northridge Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery to repair his severed tendons. Apparently, the saw was properly guarded and the guard was not pinned back.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SEVERED, TENDON, CARPENTER, THUMB, ELECTRIC SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126029834			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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