Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170841050 - Employee's thumb injured when circular saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 170841050 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/05/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125592931	04/13/2000	1542	0	Marden Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 7 in. Skilsaw to trim 3/8 in. from the end of a 2 by 6 at a school construction site. He was using his left hand to hold the board on a work table when the saw kicked back and avulsed the inside of his left thumb.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125592931			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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