Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171044217 - Employee's Knee Is Fractured in Saw Kick Back

Accident Summary Nr: 171044217 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120202551	10/23/2006	1751	238130	Mrw Construction

Abstract: On September 19, 2006, Employee #1, of MRW Construction, was operating a Skil saw, when the saw kicked back and hit him in the knee. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital for his injuries, which included an open fracture of the right knee (patella). He was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: KICK BACK, KNEE, FRACTURE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

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	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120202551			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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