OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424369

J & J QUALITY DOOR, INC.

STOCKTON, CA· 2021-12-30T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Carpenter, Cutting, Finger, Guide, Hand, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Lack of Work Procedures, Rip, Saw, Sawblade, Sheared, Struck By, Two-Hand Control, Wood Board
NAICS: 321911
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345708382
Employer profile: J & J QUALITY DOOR, INC.
Summary number: 221424369
Report ID: 0950624

Event description

Employee amputates finger while ripping windowsill with skil

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on December 30, 2021, an employee was using a coworker's DeWalt 6 1/2-inch skill saw to rip a 3/4 inch by 5 inch windowsill board. He used the coworker's tool since it had a guide that his did not. While the employee was holding the board in his hand, his the right pinky finger made contact with the blade. The employee amputated his finger at the palm, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
567

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