OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970434
CONSTRUCTION,CIRCULAR SAW,ELECTRIC SAW,SAW,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION,LEG
Event description
Employee cuts leg with circular saw
Investigation abstract
On March 23, 1989, Employee #1 was working on a building for Kamasut and had bee n assigned to cut lumber. While cutting 2 by 4 lumber with an electric skill saw , he stooped over to pick up a piece of lumber while the saw was still in his ri ght hand. The saw came into contact with Employee #1's right leg. He was taken t o Wasatch County Hospital, where he received 58 stitches. He was released from t he hospital the same day.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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