Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108286.015 - Employee lacerates face when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 108286.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 08/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1338956.015	08/13/2018		921190	Village Of Winnetka - Water & Electric

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 8, 2018, an employee was cutting a 6 inch water main pipe with a handheld gas cut-off saw and was making a second cut when the saw kicked back, lacerating the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Face, Kick Back, Laceration, Saw, Struck By, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1338956.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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