Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202615050 - Circular Saw Kicks Back And Lacerates Workers Throat
Accident: 202615050 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/04/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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317073880 | 09/05/2013 | 9131 | City Of Astoria | ||||
On September 4, 2013, Employee #1, a 49-year-old male utility worker with City of Astoria, was cutting a 10 in. steel water pipe inside an excavation with a gas powered circular saw. The saw kicked back and struck Employee #1 in the throat. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a laceration injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
kick back, throat, excavation, construction, circular saw, saw, laceration, hand tool
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 317073880 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Construction trades, n.e.c. |