Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114535 - Employee injured while operating table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201114535 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300825387	06/28/2002	1771	0	Ridgeline Construction Inc.

Abstract: On June 10, 2002, Employee #1, an apprentice formsetter, was using a 10-inch Ryobi Circular Rip Saw (Model Number BRS10, Serial Number 012038492) table saw to sharpen stakes for concrete forms to be placed in the ground by other employees. While performing his duties, a scrap piece of wood fell into the aperture in the table for the blade and became trapped between the blade and the rim of the aperture. Employee #1 put the saw in the OFF position and raised the hood guard covering the blade. For some reason, he placed his left hand on what he thought was the table of the saw and came into contacted the blade instead. Despite deenergization, the blade was still in motion. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the Henry Mayo Hospital and treated for had lacerations on two ligaments, between his index finger and thumb.

Keywords: SAFETY BLOCK, FINGER, GUARD, LACERATION, HAND, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300825387			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Other

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