Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201123346 - Employee's thumb lacerated when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 201123346 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125522557	06/29/2001	1541	0	Jardine Construction

Abstract: On June 21, 2001, Employee #1 was using a Skil saw to cut a 2-by-4 lower wall plate when the saw kicked back. He sustained a deep laceration to his thumb that penetrated about 75 percent of way through the tissue.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION, HAND

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	3	39

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125522557			Non 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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