Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201186830 - Employee Lacerates Fingers While Using a Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201186830 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 02/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312694920	02/22/2013	1541	236220	Acosta And Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:20 a.m. on February 11, 2012, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working ripping small pieces of reclaimed wood using a Dewalt (Model Number 745) table saw. The table saw guard had been removed and the employee was guiding the wood with his left hand. As Employee #1 was guiding the wood from the rear of the saw blade, the saw blade hit a knot on the wood, pulling the wood backwards and dragging the employee's hand into point of contact with the saw blade. Employee #1 suffered deep cuts and fractures on his forefinger, and his small finger. A coworker called for Medical Emergency Services, and the employee was transported to Davies Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries. Employee #1 was released after two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WOOD CHIPS, CARPENTER, FINGER, RIP, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, BLADE, HAND, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312694920			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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