Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80549.015 - Employee contacts saw blade and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80549.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/19/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1100071.015	10/19/2015		236118	Victor M. Diaz

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 19, 2015, an employee was standing on a four foot step ladder attempting to cut 1.5 inches off the top of a wood stud exterior wall with a circular saw. The employee either fell off the four foot step ladder and made contact with his inner leg with the saw or he brought the saw down from an overhead raised position to rest his arms, and struck his inner leg. The employee was killed from a severe laceration to his femoral artery, and lost a significant amount of blood before medical treatment could be provided.

Keywords: Ladder, Portable Power Tool, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1100071.015	67	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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