Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166774 - Carpenter Amputates Thumb When Saw Kicks Back on Knot

Accident Summary Nr: 201166774 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300866969	08/02/2005	1799	561790	Mark Greenberg

Abstract: At approximately 4:18 p.m. on July 22, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a general carpenter in Culver City, CA. He was accompanied by a coworker. Employee #1 was using a circular saw to rip some material from a 26-inch-long 2-by-4. A knot in the wood caused the circular saw to kick back and cut Employee #1's left thumb, amputating it. Employee #1 was transported to UCLA Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for fifteen days for treatment. The circular saw's automatic guard had not been wedged or tampered with to make it inoperable.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300866969			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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