Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166865 - Employee Is Injured While Operating Skill Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201166865 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126196146	08/10/2005	1542	236220	Tyler Development Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 25, 2005, Employee #1 was located in the gymnasium of a house that was under renovation, cutting a 2-foot by 4-foot wood board with a skill saw. As Employee #1 held the skill saw with his right hand and the piece of wood with his left hand, he cut approximately 1 foot into the board that was standing on its 2-inch side. With three feet remaining to cut through the board, Employee #1 began to back out the saw to about 3 inches from the end. The saw bound up, causing Employee #1's left hand to come into contact with the saw blade. Employee sustained a laceration to his left hand, losing 1 cm square of the radius bone. The accident investigation revealed that the accident was caused by improper use of the Skill saw and lack of specific job hazard training.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, HAND TOOL, UNTRAINED, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126196146			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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