Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141744 - Employee amputates finger in circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201141744 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300848454	09/26/2000	1542	0	Keenan Hopkins Sudor & Stowell Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 was holding a shingle in his left hand bracing one end on the ground while cutting it with a circular saw with his right hand. He slid his left hand further down the shingle to cut closer to the ground and cut his left middle finger with the saw blade. His finger tip was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300848454			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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