Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98199.015 - Employee operating power saw lacerates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 98199.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1255152.015	08/16/2017		237310	R.A. Nemetz Construction Co, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in forming work along a road. He was operating a portable Skil Saw and cutting (ripping) 2 by 4 lumber to be used for the form of a concrete wall. As he held a piece of wood in his left hand and the saw in his right hand, the saw blade made contact with his left index fingertip. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for a laceration to his finger that sliced off the flesh portion of his fingertip with no nail or bone loss.

Keywords: Blade, Construction, Finger, Laceration, Lumber, Material Handling, Portable Power Tool, Rip, Saw

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1255152.015	28	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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