Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129277 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201129277 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315774828	08/30/2012	1751	238350	Hand Crafted Cabinets

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 14, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a DeWalt Model DW745 10-in. table saw. The table saw did not have a blade guard in place. He used the saw to cut a piece of filler wood. The wood was to be used for the construction of vanity cabinets, which were to be installed in the bathroom of the residential. As he operated the saw, three fingers on his left hand contacted its rotating blade, resulting in amputations and lacerations. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315774828			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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