Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652855 - Worker Amputates Thumb Tip with Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202652855 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 07/21/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316588409	07/25/2012	1751	238130	Bryce Mann

Abstract: On July 21, 2012, an employee was working as a construction laborer for a framing contractor. The worker was a sole owner with no employees. He was using an electric circular saw to rip a 2-inch by 4-inch (50-millimeter by 100-millimeter) piece of wood, when the saw slipped and cut off the tip of the thumb on his left hand. He was transported by ambulance to the local medical center for evaluation, treatment, and surgery. Following that, he was released to home and a return to work.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316588409			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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