Abstract: Employee #1, a distraught employee, stuck his head in the point of operation of a chop saw, reached around to the control panel, and activated the saw. The configuration of the saw required the employee to bypass guarding and activate three buttons in order to start the saw. There was no work being conducted in the saw because there was no stock on the machine or the floor. Maintenance workers and saw operation personnel who were interviewed said that no maintenance or operational reason would put the employee in that position. The saw operated was not included in the injured employee's job description. All indications are that this was a suicide.