Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202339511 - Employee injures finger with circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202339511 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305550881	06/24/2002	1751	0	Hauf'S Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On June 21, 2002, Employee #1 with Haul's Construction, Inc., was using a hand-held circular saw to trim the excess length of a rake board where it connected to the fascia board on the corner of the roof of a house under construction. While holding the blade guard open to begin a cut, the blade inadvertently struck his right ring finger. He was hospitalized for a partial amputation of the finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305550881			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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