Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157344 - Carpenter Amputates Finger While Operating Portable Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201157344 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/14/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120124920	04/28/2003	1751	238130	County Line Framing

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 14, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter at a residential construction site, was operating a portable Skilsaw, Model Number HD77M, to cut 5.5-inch wooden strips out of 8-feet by 4-feet by 0.75-inch plywood sheet. Employee #1 was making circular cuts when the saw blade kicked back and contacted his left hand. Employee #1's left index finger was amputated and he received a deep laceration to his middle finger in the event. Employee #1 was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California for treatment and was hospitalized for four-days.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120124920			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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