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Accident Summary Nr: 201177524 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Portable Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201177524 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/11/2005
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30088138004/27/20051629236210Arb Inc

Abstract: On April 11, 2005, Employee #1, a mason with ARB, Inc., was cutting plywood forms with a hand-held Skil Saw at a power plant construction site. The saw blade kicked back, causing the saw to lift up. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of unspecified finger(s) and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, BLADE, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Powerplant New project or new addition $20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300881380 Hospitalized injury Amputation Brickmasons and stonemasons Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors
Fatality Cause: Other

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