Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170825467 - Employee's leg lacerated while cutting insulation

Accident Summary Nr: 170825467 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302301890	10/01/1998	1751	0	Cmt Carpentry

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting Thermo-ply rigid insulation from a framed window opening in a stick-built wall laying flat on the floor. Somehow, the saw blade caught his pants, lacerating his leg 3 in. below the knee. Employee later stated that he was using a guard on the saw, and that he had been provided training by his employer. At the time of the inspection, all employees were wearing hard hats and protective boots; all tools and equipment were in order; and the stairwell, floor, and wall openings were guarded.

Keywords: CLOTHING, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302301890			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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