Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112634.015 - Employee receives laceration to neck when power saw kicks ba

Accident Summary Nr: 112634.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 11/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1361860.015	01/15/2019		238120	Kerkstra Precast Inc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on November 16, 2018, an employee was cutting side notches into a concrete plank with a powered saw (Hilti Model DHS 900). While making a cut, the saw kicked back and struck the employee's neck causing a severe laceration. The employee was hospitalized to receive stitches to the trachea.

Keywords: Concrete, Cutting, Kick Back, Laceration, Saw, Struck By, Throat

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1361860.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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