Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201147089 - Carpenter Amputates Three Fingers in Table Saw Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201147089 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125948760	11/17/2005	1752	238330	Straight Edge Development Inc

Abstract: On June 27, 2005, a carpenter was working for a company engaged in installing wood flooring. The employee was installing wood flooring in a new residential home under construction. The table saw he was operating was not equipped with a saw blade guard, and a splitter bar or anti-kickback device. In the process of ripping a piece of wood, the saw blade kicked the lumber back and the carpenter's hand followed through into the saw blade. The employee amputated three fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, 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		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125948760			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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