Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202472841 - Employee Is Injured While Operating Circular Saw
Accident: 202472841 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/11/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307181859 | 07/07/2006 | 1751 | M B C Construction Inc | ||||
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 11, 2006, Employee #1, a worker for a framing contractor, was working at a construction site of thirty-two new wood-frame town homes. He was operating a circular saw, performing a ripping cut at a 45 degree angle on a piece of 2 by 4 lumber that measured approximately 12 to 14 inches long. The saw kicked back, causing his left hand to come into contact with the blade of the saw. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for lacerations to the fingers on his left hand. | |||||||
Keywords:
finger, guard, construction, circular saw, saw, laceration, hand tool
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 3 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 307181859 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |