Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159670 - Employee receives multiple injures from radial saw contact

Accident Summary Nr: 201159670 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125885491	05/24/2004	1771	238110	J C Concrete Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on April 27, 2004, Employee #1 was working for a concrete construction contractor. He had been assigned to cut wood stakes using a Craftsman Professional 10-inch radial arm saw, Model 9058, Serial Number N229453645. The saw climbed up on a stake as he was cutting, and pulled the stake and his hand into the exposed lower half of the spinning blade. His left index finger was amputated, his left middle finger was severely cut, and the fleshy tip of his left thumb was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125885491			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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