Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202313128 - Employee Is Injured While Using Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202313128 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119690485	01/16/2002	1761	0	Dearing Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a two-story residential wood house under construction and was cutting redwood siding with a circular saw. While holding the siding with his left hand and pinning it with his hip, Employee #1 made two vertical cuts from the top down. As Employee #1 attempted to remove the blade from the cut, the blade bound into the cut and kicked back, catching Employee #1's sweater and cutting his stomach.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, STRUCK BY, BLADE, STOMACH

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119690485			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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