Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125655 - Carpenter's Finger Is Amputated in Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201125655 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300843083	07/27/2005	1751	238130	Turner Built

Abstract: At about 3:30 p.m. on July 12, 2005, Employee #1, an apprentice carpenter, was working with a lead carpenter on the renovation of an existing single family home. Employee #1 was using a table saw, which had an unguarded blade, to cut a small piece of fascia material. The material kicked back as he fed it into the saw, and his index finger contacted the blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an amputation.

Keywords: KICK BACK, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300843083			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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