Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493508 - Employee Gets an Abdominal Laceration with a Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202493508 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/06/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316518158	09/10/2012	1522	236116	Robert J. Wirth Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m., on August 6, 2012, Employee #1 with Robert J. Wirth Construction, Inc. was performing carpentry activities at a single-story residence being remodeled. This work involved using a circular saw to cut lumber. Employee #1 climbed an 8 foot step ladder to access the fascia board on the eave of the residence. Using a circular saw, Employee #1 reached upward to perform the required cut. Upon finishing the cut, he began to lower the saw downward. The saw blade caught his shirt, causing the saw blade to contact his abdomen. Emergency services were contacted and Employee #1 was transported to U.C. Davis Medical Center where he was admitted and underwent trauma surgery to repair a laceration to the abdomen. Employee #1 was released from the hospital the following day.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, CARPENTER, LADDER, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION, BLADE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316518158			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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