Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452926 - Employee Amputates Finger Tip While Using Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202452926 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307170282	11/17/2006	1522	236116	Dalah Construction Corp

Abstract: On November 13, 2006, Employee #1 was cutting a small piece of plywood with a large circular hand-held portable saw. Employee #1 had been instructed by the site superintendent to cut strips of plywood to be used in a frame that would be used to secure blueprints and site drawings to an outdoor work bench. Employee #1 stated that he knew that he should have cut small strips from a larger piece mounted securely on a bench but that he elected on his own, out of view of supervisors, to stick a small scrap strip in the dirt and to hold it with the left hand while cutting with the right hand. The small piece shifted during cutting causing a kick back that amputated Employee #1's right index finger just above the nail line causing slight amputation of the finger tip. Employee #1 was treated for his injury but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307170282			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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