Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202444725 - Employee injured when circular saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 202444725 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307461434	10/10/2006	1751	238130	Rocky Coast Framers Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on September 28, 2006, Employee #1, a journeyman carpenter, was working at a commercial construction job. He was using his Mag 77 circular saw to cut 3 in. from a 3 ft long 2-by-10. Employee #1 was using his left hand to hold the short end of the board when the blade bound up and the saw kicked back. The rotating blade caught his left hand, amputating his fifth finger and lacerating his third and fourth fingers. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307461434			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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