Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129127.015 - Employee is killed when concrete saw kicks back and lacerate

Accident Summary Nr: 129127.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 08/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490870.015	08/28/2020		236210	Nitterhouse Concrete Products

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on August 28, 2020, an employee was working to separate a prefabricated wall to push it square. The employee used a concrete plunge saw to cut it apart when the saw kicked back and struck the employee's throat. The employee received a severe throat laceration and was killed.

Keywords: Blade, Concrete, Cutting, Kick Back, Laceration, Neck, Saw, Throat

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1490870.015	54	M	Fatality		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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