Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170883367 - Employee's thigh lacerated when struck by saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170883367 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/11/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119870269	05/18/1995	1751	0	De La Cruz Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Dela Cruz Construction, Inc., was standing up when he placed a 1 by 6 in. board across his knees and attempted to cut it with a worm drive circular saw he had borrowed. The saw became jammed in the stock and kicked back. The lower portion of the saw blade struck Employee #1 in the upper right thigh. He sustained a deep 20 cm laceration.

Keywords: KICK BACK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, CIRCULAR SAW, JAMMED, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119870269			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers

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