Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174885 - Employee severs finger with skill saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201174885 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120344122	02/05/2004	1751	238130	Precision Framing

Abstract: On January 12, 2004, Employee #1, an apprentice carpenter, was trying to rip a 2-inch by 4-inch piece of stock with a hand held skill saw. As he held the saw in his right hand and the stock in his left hand he started the cut. He felt his left hand become pinched and the saw kicked back, crossing the palm of his left hand. Emergency services were called and the West Sacramento City Fire Department transported Employee #1 to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, where he was hospitalized. Employee #1 was treated for an amputated middle finger, at the first joint, and severe lacerations to three other fingers on his left hand, which required stitches.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, WOOD SLAB, FINGER, WORK STATION, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, HAND TOOL, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120344122			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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