Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201118080 - Employee Amputates Fingers in Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201118080 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314687	09/27/2004	1751	238350	Progressive Insulation And Windows

Abstract: On September 14, 2004, Employee #1, a foreman for Progressive Windows, was installing windows and sashes. In order to install the glass, its sometimes necessary to replace the sash and cut wood to fit the area. Employee #1 had to rip a strip of wood to make a window sash. He was cutting about 0.625 inches off from a piece of wood that was 6-feet by 0.5-inches thick. Employee #1 stated that there was a saw guard on the table saw and that he was using a push stick. When the piece of wood he was cutting got towards the end, the machine kicked back and dragged his hand into the saw blade. Employee #1 sustained an amputation to the fingers on his right hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, FINGER, GUARD, BLADE, HAND, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120314687			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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