Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202252375 - Employee Amputates Finger With Chop Saw
Accident: 202252375 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 02/07/2012 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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316230812 | 02/08/2012 | 1799 | W. W. Clyde & Co. | ||||
On February 7, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a Milwaukee Model Number 6190 heavy duty chop saw to cut 1.5-inch polyethylene pipe. Employee #1 was operating the saw with his left hand. He reached with his right hand to retrieve the cut end and the piece kicked up, amputating his right index finger at the distal interphalangeal joint. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, finger, circular saw
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Sewer/water treatment plant | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 316230812 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |