Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 779462 - Employee's leg cut by circular hand saw

Accident Summary Nr: 779462 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 07/14/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104657226	07/25/1988	2439	0	Tahoe Truss, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a worm-drive circular saw with its guard wedged back for a cutting operation that he usually did not perform. The saw had been given to him by his foreman, so he thought the foreman wanted him to use it with the guard in that position. Employee #1 was cutting on a 2-in. by 4-in. truss when the saw blade bound and kicked back. The blade contacted him on the upper part of his left leg, causing an 8-in.-long, T-shaped laceration down to the bone. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: KICK BACK, GUARD, WORK RULES, CIRCULAR SAW, INEXPERIENCE, LACERATION, BLADE, UNTRAINED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104657226			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenter apprentices

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