Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121395.015 - Employee lacerates leg when jeans are caught in saw guard

Accident Summary Nr: 121395.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439075.015	10/17/2019	1521	236115	317725918 - Mid Oregon Builders Llc

Abstract: On October 13, 2019, an employee working as a carpenter for a residential building contractor was cutting valley blocks on the roof of a new residential project. The employee was operating a worm drive circular saw when he caught his cuff jeans in the saw guard. The employee sustained a large laceration of his left leg and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Carpenter, Caught In, Circular Saw, Construction, Cutting, Guard, Hand Tool, Laceration, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1439075.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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