Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170151476 - Employee'S Knee Cut By Skilsaw
Accident: 170151476 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/19/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120080379 | 08/31/1995 | 1521 | Trans America Landscape | ||||
Employee #1, of Transamerica Landscape, was working on a swimming pool. He was cutting an approximately 8 to 12 ft long piece of 2 by 4 wood that he was holding with his left hand. The guard on the Skilsaw was wedged up by either a nail or a piece of wood, and when he cut a piece that made the saw kick back the saw swung back over Employee #1's right knee and cut him severely. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, knee, work rules, construction, circular saw, laceration, blade, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 120080379 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Construction trades, n.e.c. |