Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465621 - Employee's fingers injured when struck by circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202465621 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310198791	09/19/2007	1542	236220	Paul G Marshall Jr, Dba Pw Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 29, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman carpenter, was cutting strips of wood to use as furrowing for windows in a wall. He was holding the circular saw in his right hand while cutting down on stock which he held in his left hand when he cut the tip off of his left index finger and lacerated his middle finger. Employee #1 was transported to Providence St. Joseph Occupational Health Center, and then transferred to Valley Orthopedic Surgery Associates, where he underwent surgery. The employer was cited for a violation, serious, of T8CCR 1510(a), and for a violation, general, of T8CCR 1509 (a).

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310198791			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Other

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