Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160116 - Employee's hand fractured when board kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 201160116 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/23/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126096114	09/27/1996	2519	0	Landmark Finishing Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was ripping a foot-long piece of lumber by feeding it manually into a circular saw. The saw struck a knot in the wood and kicked it back into his right hand, resulting in multiple fractures. Employee #1 had not been using a push stick.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LUMBER, EXTENSION HANDLE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126096114			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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