Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169026 - Worker Loses Control of Saw and Lacerates Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201169026 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126151141	05/22/2007	1521	236118	Ariel Construction

Abstract: On April 27, 2007, Employee #1 was working as an apprentice carpenter for a general contractor that did small home remodeling jobs. The employer's SIC, 1521, was that of a general contractor of single-family houses. Employee #1 was at a jobsite in Santa Monica, CA. He was cutting a piece of wood at the entrance to a closet, using a handheld power tool such as a Skilsaw. As he made the cut, the blade caught a thread in the edge of a carpet, and the workpiece and the saw were pulled back toward him. The blade cut his thigh from just above his knee to above his hip joint. He required vascular surgery, and he was hospitalized for 7 days.

Keywords: CARPET, CARPENTER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, SAW, LACERATION, HAND TOOL, BLADE, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126151141			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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