Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202550778 - Employee's Wrist Is Lacerated by Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202550778 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/29/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313162539	10/05/2009	1521	236118	Aery Construction

Abstract: On September 29, 2009, Employee #1, a laborer, had been working for one hour for a construction company doing a private home remodeling project. Employee #1 was going to lay tile and needed shims to make the tile even. He attempted to use a Skil saw to cut the shims from the end of a 2-inch by 4-inch board. The saw kicked back and sliced through Employee #1's left wrist, resulting in tendon damage that required surgery and a three-day hospitalization. The Huntington Beach Fire Department notified the Division about the serious injury.

Keywords: KICK BACK, TENDON, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LACERATION, WRIST

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	313162539			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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