TranslateAccident Report Detail
Accident: 201162419 - Employee Injured By Circular Saw
Accident: 201162419 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/20/2001 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126174523 | 04/11/2001 | 1521 | Joe Nasr Construction | ||||
| At approximately 9:40 a.m. on March 20, 2001, Employee #1 was engaged in framing a roof for a one story residential building. The work was done from standing on top of an 8 foot scaffold located on the ground. Employee #1 and another employee were working together, taking measurements and cutting a 10-foot-long 2 by 8, to size, using a Skill Model Number HD77 Worm Drive circular saw. The ends of the rafters were cut out at a 45 degree angle using the skill saw and were then nailed to the hip. Employee #1 and the other employee had completed putting up 10 such pieces on the south section, and were getting ready to cut another. As Employee #1 was raising the plugged-in tool with his finger on the switch, he activated the trigger switch which caused the skill saw to start unexpectedly. Employee #1 lacerated his right leg along the side of the knee with the rotating sharp blade. The blade guard was not used. Employee #1 was transported to Brotman Medical Center where he was hospitalized for his injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
knee, roof, building, finger, guard, circular saw, rafter, laceration, leg, scaffold
| |||||||
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 126174523 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: Caught in stationary equipment |
||