Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167095 - Employee Is Injured When Saw Kicks Back

Accident Summary Nr: 201167095 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126197847	07/25/2005	1743	238340	C G Custom Tile And Marble

Abstract: At around 10:30 a.m. on July 22, 2005, Employee #1, a tile installer with a subcontractor, was installing a new bathroom countertop and sink in a residential building under renovation. While cutting the sink hole in the countertop (first with a jig saw, and then with a Skil circular saw), the circular saw blade became stuck in the wood and kicked back. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a torso laceration. The investigation showed that the saw's hinged blade guard was stuck in the open position.

Keywords: KICK BACK, ROTATING PARTS, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW, LACERATION, BLADDER, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126197847			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Tile setters, hard and soft	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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