Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315115 - Employee amputates finger in chop saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202315115 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125567255	10/13/2004	1751	238350	House Construction

Abstract: On September 16, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter employed by House Construction, was cutting a piece of wood with a chop saw, a DeWalt Model DW705, serial number 118616. Employee #1 was cutting wood to be applied as a handrail for stairs on the third floor of an apartment building. The foreman was on the first floor and the superintendent was on the second floor at the time of the accident. Employee #1 amputated his right index finger.

Keywords: STAIR, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SAW, HANDRAIL, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125567255			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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