KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - FORT SMITH, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas
Employer KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC.
Address 13 N P Street
City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, Arkansas 72901
Report ID 2018099950
Event Date September 26, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Industry (NAICS) 237310
GPS Coordinates 35.40570, -94.42058

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a 6-foot pipe with a chop saw when the blade kicked back, hitting the employee in the face.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2018, a worker at KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with saws-powered, except chainsaws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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