Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201144987 - Employee's Hand Is Injured When Aluminum Kicks Back

Accident Summary Nr: 201144987 -- Report ID: 0950637 -- Event Date: 02/04/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120223375	03/10/2004	5099	423990	Showcard Sign Company

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 4, 2004, Employee #1 of the Showcard Signs Company, Inc. was cutting a 12-in. by 12.125-in. piece of aluminum with a common table saw, using a 60-tooth wood cutting blade. As Employee #1 began to push the piece of aluminum through the saw blade, the aluminum kicked back from the blade striking his right hand. Employee #1 sustained multiple lacerations, displacement of the long finger and a comminuted fracture of the small finger. Employee #1, who was working alone, immediately stopped and notified the owner of the company of the accident. The owner with the assistance of the office clerk brought Employee #1 to Western Medical Center-Anaheim, Anaheim in California, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery for debridement of the right hand.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, FINGER, SAW, LACERATION, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120223375			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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