Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156038.015 - Employee dies from neck laceration while torch cutting cable

Accident Summary Nr: 156038.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1667739.015	05/04/2023		238110	Prestress Services Industries

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on May 3, 2023, an employee working as a heavy equipment operator for a structural concrete contractor was cutting braided wire with a cutting torch. The wire came loose striking the employee and lacerating the left side of his neck, killing him.

Keywords: Cable, Concrete, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Flying Object, Laceration, Metal, Neck, Struck By, Torch cutting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1667739.015	57	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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