Case Studies

Circular Saw Personal Injury

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General View of Saw               Close-up of the blade with guard removed

Woodworking equipment is the cause of a significant number of industrial injuries each year and circular saws are particularly hazardous.

An employee injured his hand while removing off-cuts from a circular saw. He alleged that the saw was misaligned and not properly guarded.

By the time Cadogans was asked to inspect the saw, it had been taken out of use and was in storage. There was no evidence that the guard was an incorrect one, or that it could not be adjusted to the correct height. At the time of the accident the saw complied with safety requirements. Training and push-sticks had been provided.

Cadogans concluded that the injury must have been caused inadvertently by the joiner himself.

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