Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201051620 - Employee Suffers Amputation Of Thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 201051620 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126174598	09/09/1998	1542	0	Varadero Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on August 24, 1998, Employee #1 was cutting a 2-in. by 4in. board with a guarded circular saw at a residential construction site. Employee #1 was resting the work piece on his foot, and holding it with his left hand. The saw blade jammed and kicked back, cutting Employee #1's left thumb. Employee #1 was treated at the hospital, and released the same night. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of his left thumb.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, JAMMED, SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126174598			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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