Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201036787 - Employee lacerates thumb with saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201036787 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305477309	10/27/2004	1751	238130	Aly Reda Haidar Dba Architect & Builder Co

Abstract: On September 16, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter, suffered a severe laceration and nerve damage to his left thumb when a Skil Saw he was using kicked back while sawing through a 2-inch by 4-inch stud. The employer is a general building contractor. The accident took place in a converted four bedroom two-story home used now as a Catholic Out Reach Center. Employee #1 was working on an approximately 400 square foot room addition, to be used as a prayer/meeting room. Employee #1 was sawing through a stud when the accident occurred. Employee #1 was operating a circular saw that was said to have been stolen from the site shortly after the accident. A factor that caused the accident was complacency while operating power tools.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305477309			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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