Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359063 - Employee Amputates Finger While Operating Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202359063 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310794532	01/08/2007	1752	238330	Thurman Ray Conner, Jr.

Abstract: On January 5, 2007, an employee was kneeling on the floor, operating a 10-inch DeWalt table saw, cutting hardwood flooring boards, when his left hand accidentally made contact with the rotating saw blade. His forefinger was completely severed, while his index finger was partially severed. The severed finger was placed in a bag,and the employee was transported by ambulance to the Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, where surgeons reattached his fingers. The employee was not hospitalized and returned to work on January 8.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND TOOL, WORK SURFACE, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310794532			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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