Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201021136 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Using Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201021136 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125540708	04/18/2007	5712	337110	Eugene Zapparelli Dba West End Wood Products

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 13, 2007, Employee #1, a cabinet maker, was cutting a 0.625-in. by 4.375-in. by 16.75-in. piece of lumber with a SCMI "Excalibur" circular saw (Model Number SI12SW) when the piece "kicked-back". Employee #1's right thumb contacted the 12-in. rotating blade and was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125540708			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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