Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357703 - Employee Is Injured While Operating Circular Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202357703 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309437382	10/17/2005	1622	237310	Kibler Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On November 1, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a DeWalt circular saw to cut notches, measuring 0.5-inches wide and 1-inch deep, into a piece of plywood to be used as part of a form for a bridge pillar. The saw was GFCI protected and powered by a generator, providing 110 volts of energy. The piece of notched wood was to be placed around a rebar inside of form that was being erected for concrete to be poured. This was one of several forms that were erected to construct pillars for a bridge. A coworker held the piece of plywood down on top of a nearby form, while Employee #1 kneeled in a walkway that was located that was formed around the pillars and made his cuts. As Employee #1 was cutting notches in the wood, he hit his arm on the guard rail of the walkway behind him and lost his balance. The saw kicked back and came into contact with his right leg, causing a laceration in his groin area. Employee #1 was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital, where he received stitches to mend the laceration. The accident investigation revealed that Employee #1 manually held the saws bottom guard back to speed up the cutting.

Keywords: CARPENTER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, WOOD PANEL, LACERATION, HAND TOOL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309437382			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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