Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119523.015 - Employee's neck is lacerated when chop saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 119523.015 -- Report ID: 0150900 -- Event Date: 06/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420578.015	06/13/2019		237310	Town Of Ellington

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on June 10, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a municipal government, was using a chop saw to install catch basins. The chop saw violently kicked back, and the sawblade struck the employee's neck. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the neck injury.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chop Saw, Construction, Cutting, Drain Pipe, Equipment Failure, Equipment Operator, Installing, Kick Back, Laceration, Neck, Sawblade, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420578.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Highway Maintenance Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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