Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202653879 - Employee Lacerates Thumb with Skil Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202653879 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316651165	09/20/2012	1751	238130	Ridgeline Framing Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 14, 2012, Employee #1, a carpenter and foreman, was cutting a 2 ft by 4 ft piece of wood with a skil saw. As he was operating the saw, the wood struck the blade and kicked back. His left thumb contacted the blade and was lacerated. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he received medical care and was then released.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316651165			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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