Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119948362 - Tandem West Group

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119948362

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 10/10/2001

Site Address:
Tandem West Group
131 Via Flores
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Mailing Address:
77-804 Wildcat Drive, Suite A, Palm Desert, CA 92211

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362450108

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119948362

Event: 08/01/2001

Employee amputates thumb when saw kicks back

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 1, 2001, Employee #1, was working as a framing carpenter for Tandem West Group at the construction site of a new single family residential tract. His left thumb was partially amputated when his Skilsaw kicked back while performing a cut on a 2-in. by 4-in. piece of lumber. Employee #1 was transported to the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California and was subsequently transferred to the University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, where he was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, SAW, LUMBER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119948362			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

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