Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493599 - Worker Degloves Hand and Damages Bone with Carpet Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202493599 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/09/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316519784	11/15/2012	4953	562920	Select Specialized Staffing, Inc

Abstract: On July 9, 2012, Employee #1, a 22-year-old male of Select Specialized Staffing INC, was assigned to work for a client Carpet Collectors, LLC in Sacramento, California. Employee #1 reached into a carpet saw to remove a piece of carpeting that was jamming the saw and had his right hand pulled into the saw. Employee #1 was able to reach the Emergency-Stop button and turn off the saw. Coworkers removed Employee #1's hand from the saw and summoned Emergency Medical Services. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA and then transferred to California Pacific Medical in San Francisco, CA, where he was admitted and remained until he was discharged on July 13, 2012. Employee #1 suffered a partial degloving and damage to bones in his right hand from the event.

Keywords: CARPET, FINGER, DEGLOVED, JAMMED, LACERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316519784			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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