Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113270.015 - Employee operating circular saw amputates two fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 113270.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375675.015	01/31/2019		238120	Martin Concrete Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 24, 2019, Employees #1 and a coworker, employed by a concrete construction company, were engaged in exterior form work for a new commercial building, a multi-employer construction project. Employee #1, who was minimally experienced in the operation of a circular saw, was handing materials to his coworker, who was operating the circular saw to cut wood stakes to hold back the forms. When the coworker left to speak with the foreman, Employee #1 started the saw and attempted to cut a stake at a 45-degree angle. Employee #1's hand came into contact with the saw blade, which amputated two fingers. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the two amputations.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Circular Saw, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Contact, Cutting, Finger, Material Handling, Multi-employer Worksite, Portable Power Tool, Saw, Stakes, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1375675.015	33	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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