Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156486 - Employee's thumb is injured when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 201156486 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300859550	08/28/2002	1751	238130	Stevens Construction

Abstract: On August 28, 2002, Employee #1, who worked for a framing contractor, was using his own 7.25 in. Skill saw to cut off the defective wooden handle of a Delogue hammer. He was holding the hammer in his left hand when the saw blade contacted the steel head and kicked back, striking his left thumb. He suffered a laceration and avulsion injuries. Employee #1 later stated that he had inspected the saw earlier that day and found it to be free of defects. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300859550			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenter apprentices

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