Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481587 - Employee injured while using a portable saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201481587 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125839696	01/06/1999	1751	0	Ellison Construction

Abstract: On August 8, 1998, a carpenter working for a framing contractor, received a serious laceration of the left thumb when the portable Skil saw kicked back during ripping of a 2-in. by 4-in. 8-ft-long piece of lumber.

Keywords: CARPENTER, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, LUMBER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125839696			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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