Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201036852 - Employee Amputates Thumb Using Circular Saw
Accident: 201036852 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 11/20/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305477879 | 01/06/2005 | 1761 | Mgm Enterprises Inc Dba Speciality | ||||
On November 20, 2004, a crew of employees was repairing siding at a residential home. Employee #1, a carpenter foreman, was cutting angles on 2-in. by 4-in. boards (approximately 45 degrees) with a circular saw. The saw kicked back and the guard, due to the severe angle did not respond as quickly as the saw kicked back. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of the left thumb and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, amputated, carpenter, guard, construction, thumb, circular saw
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 2 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 305477879 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Carpenters |