Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404274 - Employee injured by flying object while using chop saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201404274 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127255172	08/12/2000	1623		Weigold Excavating Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an abrasive blade on a chop saw to bevel a ductile iron water pipe when she was struck by a flying object. She suffered facial lacerations, for which she was hospitalized. Employee #1 had been assigned to perform this task.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127255172			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.