Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202473369 - Employee's Thumb Is Fractured by Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202473369 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 01/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307183616	02/01/2007	1521	236115	Jw Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 22, 2007, Employee # was cutting a piece of lumber of 2 in. by 4 in. using a portable circular saw, Model Number HD77M, at a construction jobsite located in Covina, California. He held the lumber with his left hand and the saw with the right hand. As he was cutting into the lumber, it may have hit a knot in the lumber, which caused the saw to kick back towards him. As a result, the saw lacerated and fractured his left thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized for less than 24 hours at the Citrus Valley Hospital. The guard on the saw was working properly, and Employee #1 stated that he did not wedge the guard.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, FINGER, GUARD, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION, LUMBER, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307183616			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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