Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170842827 - Employee'S Finger Amputated By Circular Saw
Accident: 170842827 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/15/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119624955 | 08/16/2002 | 1522 | Petersen Builders, Inc. | ||||
On August 15, 2002, Employee #1, a construction worker, was working on graded dirt in front of the two-story, wood-frame house that he was building. He was using a Skil saw 7.25 in. model M11 77 to cut a notch 1.5 by 3.5 in. on the end of 2-by-4 lumber approximately 16-in. long that was staged on a stack of 4-ft by 8-ft plywood, when the 2-by-4 shifted and he lost control of the saw, which kicked back and the saw blade rolled over his left index finger, amputating the finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The finger was later successfully reattached. Employee #1 was an experienced and trained long-time worker for the employer. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, amputated, unsecured, finger, work rules, construction, circular saw, saw, unguarded, unstable position
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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 | 2 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 119624955 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Carpenter apprentices | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Other |