Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170842504 - Employee'S Finger Is Lacerated By Chop Saw
Accident: 170842504 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/25/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125617324 | 10/02/2002 | 1521 | Mark Triplett Construction | ||||
On September 25, 2002, Employee #1, a journeyman carpenter with over 12 years of experience, was working at a remote single-family residential construction site. He was using a Dewalt 12-inch chop saw, Model Number DW708, Serial Number 24712, to cut 2-inch by 6-inch lumber when the tip of his left index finger contacted the blade and was severely lacerated. He was hospitalized and the fingertip later had to be surgically amputated. | |||||||
Keywords:
portable power tool, amputated, carpenter, finger, work rules, construction, circular saw, saw, laceration, unguarded
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125617324 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Other |