Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202464400 - Employee's Face Is Cut by Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202464400 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/03/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310195748	01/04/2007	1623	237110	Sierra Cascade Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on January 3, 2007, an employee and a coworker were installing an 8-in. pipe in the manhole. The coworker cut the first section of an 8-in.pipe and then the employee indicated that he would cut the second half of the pipe. When the employee was cutting the pipe with a 14-in.diamond abrasive wheel, STIL TS 400 Cutquik, saw, it kicked back at him. The employee fell backward to the trench shield. The employee's hand slipped from the throttle and the blade struck the face. The employee immediately got out of the trench and was assisted by other coworkers. The Los Angles County Fire Department was called, and they Medivaced the employee to UCLA Hospital. He was treated for a severe laceration from the top of the left eye to the bottom of the center of the chin of his face. The employee was in the hospital for one day.

Keywords: KICK BACK, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, FACE, MANHOLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310195748			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other

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