Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75911.015 - Worker amputates thumb and two fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 75911.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 01/09/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1034967.015	01/28/2015		238910	J.P. Hogan Coring & Sawing Corp.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on January 9, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a power saw to cut concrete at a construction site. Employee #1 removed the saw's belt guards and he started up the saw and heard a problematic noise. He went around to the front of the saw to check the belt. The saw was running, but the belt was damaged. A belt tail that he could not see caught his hand and pulled it into the spinning saw blade. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for an amputated thumb and two amputated fingers.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Concrete, Construction, Equipment Failure, Finger, Saw, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1034967.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades

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