Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201081957 - Employee's leg cut when power saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 201081957 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112017769	11/29/1999	9223	0	Ca Corrections

Abstract: On June 15, 1999, Employee #1 was cutting a quarter inch off of each side of a two by four that was five inches long. He was instructed to cut the boards at a fifteen degree angle. He had one end of the board on the ground and the other end facing him and supported by a stock pile of forms. The board was positioned at a forty five degree angle and he supported the board with his left hand and used his right hand to rip it with the saw. As he was cutting a board, the blade encountered a knot and the saw kicked back and the blade cut his thigh. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: THIGH, SAW, LACERATION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112017769			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers

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