Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99282.015 - Employee amputates finger when the saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 99282.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 03/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226813.015	04/18/2017		236118	Sobella Properties Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 17, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a home renovation and reseller company, was working at a residential construction project. He was using a hand-held circular saw, Skilsaw SPT77WML with 7.25-inch diameter blade, to trim quarter-inch strips off the edge of wood trim boards. He was holding a trim board in his left hand and operating the a power saw with his right hand when the saw kicked back, and amputated part of his left hand ring finger. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital by a coworker. He was treated for the partial amputation and released.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Kick Back, Residential Construction, Saw, Struck By, Unsecured, Wood Slab

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226813.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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