Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201065638 - Employee's wrist lacerated by circular saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201065638 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300791381	09/03/2002	1771	0	Betz Concrete Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 15, 2002, Employee #1 was using a worm-drive circular saw ("SkilSaw" model HD77M, 13 Amperage, unknown serial number), to cut notches in 2-by-4s for use as stakes for a concrete form. He was cutting a notch when the saw jumped and came down on his left wrist. He sustained a laceration and tendon damage, for which he was hospitalized for more that 24 hours, and underwent surgery. Subsequent physical therapy enabled Employee #1 to regain use of his injured wrist.

Keywords: KICK BACK, TENDON, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, ELECTRIC SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300791381			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Other

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