Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201177508 - Employee's thumb is amputated by skill saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201177508 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300879673	01/26/2005	1751	238130	Brown Construction Inc

Abstract: At about 2:30 p.m. on September 8, 2004, Employee #1 working for Brown Construction Incorporation, in Sacramento, California, was cutting out a notch for a brace on an exterior wall with a skill saw. He was ripping long ways on a board when the blade bound up on a knot. It kicked back and pushed over Employee's left thumb, which was just repositioned on the board. Employee #1's left thumb was amputated midway. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BOARD, KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, BRACE, BLADE

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300879673			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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