Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202553723 - Carpenter's Finger Is Lacerated by Unguarded Table Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202553723 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315526574	11/01/2011	1741	238140	Venetian Stone Works

Abstract: On October 20, 2011, Employee #1, a carpenter and working supervisor with Venetian Stone Works, was using a Makita table saw to rip a piece of lumber. When the saw's legs collapsed, it fell over. Employee #1 lost his balance, fell with the saw, and his little finger contacted the unguarded saw blade. He was hospitalized for laceration treatment.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, CARPENTER, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, FALL, BLADE, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315526574			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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