Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202502472 - Employee Is Struck In The Face And Eye By Circular Saw
Accident: 202502472 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/15/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312755291 | 12/15/2008 | 1751 | Cano Home Services | ||||
On December 15, 2008, Employee #1 was using a circular saw to cut exterior vertical wooden siding. He was enlarging a wall opening to accommodate three 24-in. by 60-in. crank-out windows. He was not wearing safety glasses or goggles. The circular saw struck a nail, kicked back, and the blade struck him on the left eyelid, and facial area above the left eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized with lacerations to his face. | |||||||
Keywords:
eye, kick back, ppe, carpenter, struck against, circular saw, saw, laceration, struck by, face
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 2 | 20 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 312755291 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |