Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796463 - Employee's Leg Is Injured by Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201796463 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301328555	08/09/2002	1751	0	First Class Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on July 25, 2002, Employee #1, with First Class Construction (a framing subcontractor), was cutting a wood block with a circular saw while on a 3-story scaffold at a residential construction site in Arcadia, CA. The saw's power cord became stuck between wood pieces on the scaffold platform. As Employee #1 attempted to free the cord, the saw's running blade struck his upper left leg. He was hospitalized at Arcadia Methodist Hospital for lacerations to his leg. The skill saw was inspected during the accident investigation and found to be in working order. However, Employee #1 claimed that the saw's telescoping guard was inoperable at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301328555			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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