Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201168101 - Employee Amputates Finger Due to Saw Kickback

Accident Summary Nr: 201168101 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126062736	07/26/2006	1521	236115	Wilcox Construction

Abstract: On July 10, 2006, Employee #1, hired as a day laborer, was cutting a block of wood with a 7.5-in. Skil worm drive saw. The jobsite was a 400 sq. ft addition to a single family residence. As he made the cut, the saw kicked back and amputated his left middle finger. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, WOOD SLAB, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126062736			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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