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Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 4 | ||||
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| Nr: 18854588 | Report ID: 0352440 | Open Date: 01/13/1987 | ||
| Arundel Home Improvement Co | ||||
| 121 Fifth Ave Glen Burnie, MD 21061 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1521/General Contractors-Single-Family Houses | ||||
| Mailing: 187 Arundel Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/16/1987 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 01/21/1987 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360747802 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14297303 | Event: 12/22/1986 | Employee'S Hand Lacerated While Using Circular Saw | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1, WHO HAD BEEN HIRED TO DELIVER CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TO A JOBSITE, WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT A 2 BY 6 BY 8 BOARD DOWN THE CENTER. HE INTENDED TO USE THE BOARD FOR A MANTLE SHELF IN HIS HOME. THE BOARD SHIFTED, CAUSING THE SAW TO JUMP BACKWARDS INTO HIS LEFT HAND. HE SUFFERED A FOUR INCH LACERATION EXTENDING FROM BEHIND HIS MIDDLE FINGER TO BEHIND HIS THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 53 STITCHES TO CLOSE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE SAW, A MIKITA MODEL 5007-N-B, SERIAL NUMBER 30578-E, WAS OWNED BY THE EMPLOYEE. THE TASK BEING PERFORMED WAS NOT A PART OF THE EMPLOYEE'S JOB. THE CAUSAL FACTORS FOR THIS ACCIDENT WERE: EMPLOYEE FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND DOING PERSONAL WORK WITHOUT THE EMPLOYER'S PERMISSION OR KNOWLEDGE. | ||||||
| Keywords: work rules, construction, circular saw, saw, laceration, hand, unstable position | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 18854588 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||