Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201123114 - Employee's Thumb Amputated by Skil Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201123114 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125525030	04/25/2001	1522	0	Western State Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was cutting a piece of lumber with a Skil saw. The saw kicked back, cutting and amputating his left thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, THUMB, SAW, LUMBER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125525030			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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