Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108391.015 - Employee's face is cut when saw blade kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 108391.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 08/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1339982.015	08/20/2018		238910	Blue Nile Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 16, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a saw and cutting pipe at a water pipeline. The saw kicked back, and the saw blade cut his face. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for facial lacerations that required stitches.

Keywords: Blade, Construction, Cutting, Face, Kick Back, Laceration, Pipeline, Saw, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1339982.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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