Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174208 - Employee's thumb amputated in circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201174208 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120344684	10/01/2003	1752	238330	Ralph Opfer Dba Ralph Opfer Flooring

Abstract: On September 18, 2003, Employee #1 was installing 350 sq. ft of Pergo Flooring at a residential home. He was in the garage/driveway using a manual feed, circular saw to cut a 4 ft long by 8 in. wide piece of flooring to a width of 1 in. when his left thumb was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to UC-Davis Memorial Hospital and later transferred to UC-SF Medical Center for surgery. The saw was not guarded.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120344684			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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