Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119624955 - Petersen Builders, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119624955

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 08/16/2002

Site Address:
Petersen Builders, Inc.
Lot #39, 102 St. Michael Court
Cloverdale, CA 95425

Mailing Address:
7706a Bell Road, Windsor, CA 95402

Union Status: Union

SIC:1522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 01/09/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361599715

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170842827

Event: 08/15/2002

Employee's finger amputated by circular saw

On August 15, 2002, Employee #1, a construction worker, was working on graded dirt in front of the two-story, wood-frame house that he was building. He was using a Skil saw 7.25 in. model M11 77 to cut a notch 1.5 by 3.5 in. on the end of 2-by-4 lumber approximately 16-in. long that was staged on a stack of 4-ft by 8-ft plywood, when the 2-by-4 shifted and he lost control of the saw, which kicked back and the saw blade rolled over his left index finger, amputating the finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The finger was later successfully reattached. Employee #1 was an experienced and trained long-time worker for the employer.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, UNGUARDED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119624955			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices

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