Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108435.015 - Employee operating power saw amputates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 108435.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336366.015	08/03/2018		238110	Blazona Concrete Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a concrete construction company, was engaged in forming work at a multiemployer construction project, a new commercial building. He was operating a Skilsaw SPT77WM/SPT77WML power saw to cut wood stakes for concrete forms. The saw blade came into contact with his right hand and amputated the tip of his middle finger. The employee was transported to the hospital, received treatment for the finger amputation, and was released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Cutting, Electric Saw, Fingertip, Form work, Laceration, Saw, Stakes, Unsecured, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1336366.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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