Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202442349 - Carpenter's Hand Is Partially Amputated by Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202442349 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125966168	01/12/2006	1751	238130	Twr Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on September 10, 2005, Employee #1, a carpenter with TWR Enterprises Inc., was operating a trailer-mounted 20 in. radial arm saw (Comet Engineering, Comet II). The upper half of the blade was guarded with a fixed, hood-type guard that covered the top half of the blade. The blade was also equipped with an "underguard", a segmented type guard that hangs from the hood guard on both sides of the blade and is meant to protect against axial contact (contact with the side of the blade). The underguard does not protect against the hazard of accidental radial contact (contact with the teeth of the blade) Shorty after turning off the saw, Employee #1 was measuring for a cut. While repositioned his hand, it contacted the still-rotating blade. He was transported to Inland Valley Hospital, and then transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was admitted for treatment of a partial hand amputation, including surgery.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, GUARD, SAW, BLADE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125966168			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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