Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201620234 - Employee Suffers Amputation Of Thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 201620234 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 08/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302454319	11/04/1998	1521	0	Scott Van Wey

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting a notch in a 2-in. by 4-in. board with a worm drive circular saw. The guard on the saw had been wired up. The saw kicked back, amputating Employee #1's left thumb. Employee #1's left index finger was also amputated at the second joint and his middle finger was severely lacerated and broken.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302454319			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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