Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160184.015 - Employee dies from neck laceration when struck by saw

Accident Summary Nr: 160184.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1699213.015	09/23/2023		238120	Standard Steel Limited

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 23, 2023, an employee working as a steel worker for a structural steel contractor was operating an Evolution R300 electric saw. The employee was cutting notches in aluminum deck planking to be fitted around columns on the lower level of a skybox suites structure. According to witnesses, the saw kicked back, struck the column, then struck the employee in the neck causing a severe laceration to his neck. The employee died as a result of his injury.

Keywords: Blade, Commercial Building, Construction, Cutting, Flying Object, Hand Tool, Installing, Kick Back, Laceration, Loss Of Blood, Metal, Neck, Saw, Steel, Steel Erection, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1699213.015	37	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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