Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170727770 - Employee Suffers Amputation Of Tip Of Thumb
Accident: 170727770 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/08/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119733905 | 02/10/1994 | 1522 | Leff Construction | ||||
On February 8, 1994, in Healdsburg, CA, Employee #1, an employee of Leff Construction and Development Corp. of Sebastopol, CA, was cutting 2 by 4s for blocking on the ceiling. He was laying the boards on a saw horse using his left hand to hold them and his right hand to operate his portable skilsaw. He had finished a cut and the saw kicked back on him, cutting off the tip of his left thumb. Employee #1 was transported to the Healdsburg Hospital. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, portable power tool, severed, caught by, construction, thumb, circular saw
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119733905 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |