Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201149523 - Employee's finger and thumb amputated by table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201149523 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309299907	11/30/2007	1752	238330	In Style Flooring

Abstract: On November 23, 2007, Employee #1, who worked for a commercial and residential flooring contractor, was installing a laminate floor at a residence undergoing renovations. He was using a Ryobi portable table saw with a 10 in. circular blade to cut a laminate floor plank lengthwise. The blade became jammed in the material, causing his right hand to slip and strike against the rotating blade. Half of Employee #1's right index finger and about one-third of his right thumb were amputated. He was transported to the Emergency Room, where he was treated and released. The blade of the saw was not guarded.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309299907			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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