Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95156.015 - Employee sustains facial lacerations when saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 95156.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1225328.015	04/11/2017		237110	H & T Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on April 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was engaged in installing a water pipe at a multifamily residential construction project. He initially was operating an excavator. Employee #1 climbed down from the excavation to cut a 10-inch water pipe. He used a Stihl Cut-off Saw, Model Number T5420. The saw kicked back and struck Employee #1's face. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for facial lacerations that extended from underneath his left eye down to underneath his jaw.

Keywords: Blade, Construction, Face, Installing, Kick Back, Laceration, Residential Construction, Saw, Struck By, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1225328.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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