Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201021136 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Using Circular Saw
Accident: 201021136 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/13/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125540708 | 04/18/2007 | 5712 | Eugene Zapparelli Dba West End Wood Products | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125540708 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Cabinet makers and bench carpenters |