Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202455804 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Using Circular Saw
Accident: 202455804 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/24/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313379265 | 08/03/2009 | 1541 | Raul Gonzalez Construction Dba Savory Sound, Inc. | ||||
On July 24, 2009, Employee #1 was cutting wedges from 2-in. by 4-in. lumber using a portable circular SkilSaw, Model Number 58719, Serial Number HG433356. Employee #1 positioned the lumber on the ground, using his left hand to hold the saw, when the saw jumped. Employee #1 amputated his left thumb. Employee #1 was transported by a coworker to Huntington Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized and had his thumb reattached. The employer was cited for a regulatory violation of CCR 342(a) - Not reporting serious injury involved occupational accident to Division of Occupational Safety and Health. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, construction, thumb, circular saw, electric saw, lumber, hand, inattention
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 15 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313379265 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Cabinet makers and bench carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Other |