Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107145.015 - Employee lacerates neck when concrete saw kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 107145.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1327772.015	07/10/2018		237110	Velting Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on July 3, 2018, an employee was operating a concrete saw (Husqvarna K970 concrete saw), cutting into a concrete sewer pipe as part of a pipe installation. As the employee cut through the concrete pipe, the saw kicked back and struck the employee in the neck. The employee received a laceration to his neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Concrete Pipe, Cutting, Installing, Kick Back, Laceration, Neck, Operating, Pipeline, Saw, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1327772.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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