Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023702 - Employee Suffers Cuts to Hand When Circular Saw Kicks Back

Accident Summary Nr: 201023702 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125482786	08/04/2011	1521	236115	Mitch Nelson Construction

Abstract: On July 28, 2011, a laborer/carpenter was using a portable powered circular saw to cut lumber for a construction project at a school in Fort Bragg, CA. The saw kicked back and cut the palm and index finger of the employee's left hand. The employee's injuries required hospitalization. This accident was reported to Cal/OSHA on July 29, 2011, by the employer, Mitch Nelson Construction of Fort Bragg, CA, a company primarily engaged in residential construction.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION, LUMBER, HAND TOOL, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125482786			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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