Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201703493 - Employee Amputates Fingers When Table Saw Kicks Back

Accident Summary Nr: 201703493 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/29/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315927293	07/02/2012	1752	238330	Summers Wood Floor Co

Abstract: On June 29, 2012, Employee #1 was cutting a five inch wide by 0.75 inch thick board on a table saw. His left hand was holding the board behind the saw blade while he was performing the "plunge" cut. The saw kicked back, catching Employee #1's left hand and cutting off the pinky and the middle finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315927293			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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