Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069259 - Employee's Hand Lacerated with Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201069259 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125880054	07/14/2005	1521	236115	Sandoval'S Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 25, 2005, Employee #1 was rip-cutting a 2 in. by 4 in. stud in the rotunda of a new home under construction. Employee #1 was holding a short piece of stud against the ground with his left hand and was holding a Skilsaw with his right hand. As Employee #1 was making the cut, the blade hit a knot or a nail, and the Skilsaw bounced backward and cut his left hand. A manager was working at the construction site at the time of the accident. Employee #1 was transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center and subsequently taken by air flight to UCSD Medical Center in San Diego where he was hospitalized for surgery. No training on Skilsaws was documented for Employee #1.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SAW, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, HAND

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	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125880054			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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