Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119112 - Employee Amputates His Finger on Radial Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201119112 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300828571	01/14/2005	1522	236116	P V Framing

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on December 23, 2004, Employee #1, a saw operator, was performing regularly assigned task of sawing wood. He was holding a 2-in. by 4-in. board on a radial arm saw which he stated was a table saw. Employee #1 states that his hand slipped due to the wood being damp and his left hand contacted the saw blade. A hood guard was installed on the saw. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of his third finger on his left hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, STRUCK AGAINST, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300828571			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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