Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202505236 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated by Miter Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202505236 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 03/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311831499	03/03/2008	1751	238130	Selvin M Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a miter saw, cutting composite decking boards for a deck. As he was cutting a decking board, he placed his hand near the point operation of the saw. The saw cut off his left thumb. He was hospitalized, and the thumb was reattached by medical personnel.

Keywords: BOARD, DECKING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, POINT OF OPERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311831499			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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