Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485934 - Employee's fingers lacerated when power saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 202485934 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310416235	09/07/2007	1799	238190	A-Cal Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On August 22, 2007, Employee #1, of A-Cal Concrete, Inc., was setting up a form around a lamp post. Needing stakes to support the form, Employee #1 was using a power saaw to rip cut a 3 ft long 2-by-4. He was holding the board in his left hand and was starting to rip it in half when the saw blade struck a knot and kicked back, lacerating several of Employee #1's fingers. The Fire Department responded and arranged transportation to UC Davis Medical Center, where doctors amputated parts of two of Employee #1's fingers and inserted a screw in his left little finger. He was hospitalized overnight and released the following day.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CONCRETE FORM WORK, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310416235			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Other

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