Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167632 - Employee Amputates Finger Tip with Mitre Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201167632 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/23/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126197805	02/01/2006	1521	236118	Rob Cohen And Company

Abstract: On December 23, 2005, Employee #1, working for Rob Cohen and Company, was cutting a 3-inch long piece of wood moulding with a compound mitre saw. He was holding the wood with his hand when it kicked out, and his left thumb contacted the saw blade. The tip of his thumb was amputated, but he did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126197805			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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