Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400652 - Employee's leg lacerated when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 201400652 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125087221	06/20/1997	1751	0	City Of Traverse Cty Parks & Recreation

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a set of stairs, and set the saw at 45 degrees to cut a post. As he was doing the cut, the saw kicked back, lacerating his right calf.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125087221			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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