Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170193684 - Employee'S Hand Cut When Circular Saw Kicks Back
Accident: 170193684 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/29/1992 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
112099759 | 03/17/1992 | 1751 | Comtemporary Framing | ||||
Employee #1, of Contemporary Framing, was cutting a joist with a portable power circular saw, using a method called the back hand cut. The saw bucked, kicking back and striking the back of his left hand with the rotating blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a cut hand. The protective guard of the saw had been wedged up. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, portable power tool, work rules, construction, circular saw, laceration, struck by, blade, hand, unguarded
| |||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 112099759 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |