OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002989

KICK BACK,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,SAW,LACERATION,ARM,LOST BALANCE,LOST CONTROL,UNGUARDED

1988-02-23T00:00:00

Event: KICK BACK,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,SAW,LACERATION,ARM,LOST BALANCE,LOST CONTROL,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1002989
Report ID: 253660

Event description

Employee severely cut by power saw

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on February 22, 1988, Employee #1 was using a power s aw to cut through an 8 in. a/c pipe. The saw kicked back, causing him to stumble backward. The saw's spinning blade went up toward him, striking him near his ar mpit. Employee #1 was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he was trea ted for a severe cut to the inner part of his upper left arm.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
22

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
864

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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