Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201159761 - Employee'S Thumb Is Amputated By Circular Saw
Accident: 201159761 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/26/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307453456 | 06/02/2004 | 1522 | Certified Restoration Services | ||||
At approximately 11:45 a.m. on August 26, 2002, Employee #1 was using a Skil powered circular hand saw; model M77, to cut fire blocks from a 2 by 4. He was holding the board with his left hand when the blade bound up and kicked back, severing his left thumb at the knuckle. The homeowner came to his aid and called emergency medical services. Paramedics transported Employee #1 to the Central Occupational Clinic in San Bernardino for emergency medical attention. He was then transferred to the Loma Linda University Medical Center, where a hand specialist performed surgery. He was not hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, portable power tool, amputated, work rules, construction, thumb, circular saw, saw, struck by
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 307453456 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Helpers, construction trades | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site grading and rock removal FatCause: Other |