Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202442679 - Employee Fractures Finger When Saw Blade Jams

Accident Summary Nr: 202442679 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307458687	12/06/2005	1751	238130	All Seasons Framing

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 4, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a full-time carpenter employed by All Seasons Framing contractor of Orange, CA. The employer is primarily engaged in commercial framing construction. Employee #1 was using a radial saw, like a Skilsaw, to cut some plywood, when the saw blade got jammed and then took off forward with the plywood. Employee #1's hand came into contact with the saw, and he sustained a comminuted fracture of the distal phalanx of the third (ring) finger on his left hand. He was transported by his supervisor to the nearest hospital. He was then transported by ambulance to the Loma Linda University Medical Center for surgery and was hospitalized for over 3 days.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, CARPENTER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, JAMMED, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307458687			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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