Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170165104 - Employee's leg lacerated by circular hand saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170165104 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/02/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111983243	10/03/1991	1751	0	L & J Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, of L & J Construction, Inc., was operating a power-driven circular hand saw to cut a length of lumber to be used as fascia. As he was completing a cut, the saw blade caught his trouser leg and lacerated his left leg in the knee area. He was treated at a medical center and released. The laceration required 30 stitches. The saw blade guard was functioning properly. It is suspected that Employee #1 had positioned the lumber improperly and that the blade may have been extended too far for the cut being made.

Keywords: CLOTHING, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION, BLADE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111983243			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters

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