Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157336 - Employee injured while operating skill saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201157336 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/24/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300861549	03/18/2003	1611	237310	Yeager Skanska

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 24, 2003, Employee #1, a general contractor, was operating a portable skill saw to cut pieces of wood that were about 6 to 8 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. For some reason, Employee #1 placed his left hand underneath the guard of the saw and the blade came into contact with his left hand, severing his middle finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and treated for his injury.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SEVERED, FINGER, GUARD, SAW, SAFETY BAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300861549			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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