Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165297 - Employee severs finger with portable table saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201165297 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126119825	08/27/2003	1752	238330	Sunset Floors Inc

Abstract: On August 20, 2003, Employee #1, a floor installer helper and another coworker were working on a residential wood flooring project. He was using a Ryobi 10-in. table saw. As he was cutting a piece of wood about 3-ft long and 2-in. wide, the wood kicked up at him. His left index finger contacted the blade, amputating it to the first knuckle. He was taken to a medical center. At the hospital, he received surgical treatment to repair the damages on the index finger and then hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WOOD PANEL, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126119825			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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