Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200530558 - Employee Lacerates Toe Using a Dewalt Cut-Off Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200530558 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308264985	03/30/2006	2434	337110	Bertch Cabinet Mfg., Inc.

Abstract: On March 16, 2006, an employee was using a DeWalt (DW866-12 in.) cut-off machine to cut a Unistrut 1.5 in. metal channel for a guardrail system. When the saw blade contacted the concrete decking, the channel was laying on, the saw kicked back. It ran over the top of his right big toe cutting into the bone and tendon. The employee was not wearing safety shoes at the time of the accident. The injury hospitalized him.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, GUARDRAIL, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, SAW, LACERATION, TOE, BLADE, SAFETY SHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308264985			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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