Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120287.015 - Employee using power saw incurs wrist laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 120287.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407340.015	06/11/2019		238220	Certified Mechanical Services, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was engaged in maintenance and rehabilitation work at a multifamily residential building. He was cutting copper pipes to install ball valves while taking out the gate valves. The employee was operating a Ridgid Sawzall (R8642 Gen5X) cordless reciprocating saw and was cutting a copper pipe. The stressed copper pipe caused the sawblade to kick back, striking the employee and causing a deep laceration on his left wrist. The employee required hospitalization for treatment of the wrist laceration.

Keywords: Construction, Cutting, Installing, Kick Back, Laceration, Metal Pipe, Plumbing, Portable Power Tool, Rehabilitation, Sawblade, Valve, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1407340.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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