Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170574099 - Employee dies from blood loss when struck by flying wood

Accident Summary Nr: 170574099 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109203992	09/17/1997	1751	0	W.E. Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a portable Makita table saw to cut out strips, using a piece of plywood as a mat on the saw table. The plywood kicked back and struck Employee #1 in the stomach. He was suffering from advanced cirrhosis of the liver, and being struck by the board resulted in internal bleeding that doctors could not stop. He died from loss of blood.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, STOMACH, TABLE SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109203992			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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