Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202653655 - Employee Amputates Fingers with Hand Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202653655 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/15/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316562958	07/31/2012	1751	238350	Eric Shawn Tran Dba Transpro Builders

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on May 15, 2012, Employee #1 of Transpro Builders was cutting a kitchen cabinet molding using a table saw. The strip of wood slipped and pulled the employee's left hand towards the rotating table saw blade, which resulted in ring and small finger amputations. Emergency personnel responded to the accident and transported Employee #1 to Regional Medical Center in San Jose, CA, where he was treated. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, SAW, WOOD PANEL, HAND, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316562958			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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