Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539367 - Employee's Thumb Is Injured by Power Saw, Later Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 202539367 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126153584	03/14/2008	1721	238320	John Lee Westbrook Painting And Decorating

Abstract: On March 05, 2008, Employee #1, of John Lee Westbrook Painting and Decorating in Lucerne Valley, CA, a company that performs interior painting and the minor repairs to support that task, was working at a jobsite in Los Angeles, CA doing interior remodeling of an old apartment building. Employee #1 was using a hand-held power saw to cut a piece of trim molding on a door. He had used a wood chip to hold back the blade guard. As he moved the saw forward he hit his thumb. He was hospitalized. The damage to his thumb was extensive and it had to be amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, ELECTRIC SAW, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126153584			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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