Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182102 - Employee amputates fingertip cutting plywood with Skil saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201182102 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 05/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307390104	06/02/2004	1761	238160	L C General Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on May 25, 2004, Employee #1, an experienced carpenter, was repairing the rooftop of a building. He was wearing gloves while using a Skil saw to make a cut on a small piece of plywood. Since Employee #1 was holding the piece of wood with his hand, he could not see very well the location of his finger under it and, as he made the cut, he also amputated the tip of his left middle finger. Employee #1 was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment. The Skil saw was inspected and the machine and the saw guard were found to be in good, working condition. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had only been with the employer for one day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307390104			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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