Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201491073 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated by Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201491073 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310827175	08/12/2008	9199	921190	California City Public Works Dept

Abstract: At 6:30 a.m. on July 9, 2008, Employee # 1, a general services worker, was cutting a notch in 2-in. by 2-in. by 8-ft wooden trim board. He was using the Makita 7.25-in. Worm-Drive Portable Circular Saw. The saw ran back up the board, as Employee # 1 held it, and came in contact with his left thumb. Employee # 1 sustained a partial thumb amputation, down to the middle joint. Employee #1 was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California for treatment.

Keywords: BOARD, KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310827175			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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