Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357190 - Employee Cuts Hand with Circular Saw in Elevated Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202357190 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 10/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309437473	10/11/2005	1531	236220	Fm Harvey Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On October 10, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a portable power circular saw, while working in an aerial lift approximately 25 feet above the ground. The employee was injured, when he lost his balance and cut his left thumb with the saw blade. He was hospitalized at a hand center and underwent surgery to repair a tendon.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309437473			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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