Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171522.015 - Employee is struck by demo-saw blade and later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 171522.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 11/01/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1785911.015	11/01/2024		238910	Fabsite Industries, Llc

Abstract: At 11:50 a.m. on November 1, 2024, Employee #1 was using a demo-saw to fit two sections of granite curbstone. The saw kicked back, causing the employee to lose his grip on the trigger with his right hand while the saw continued rotating in his left hand. The spinning blade struck the employee across the throat, resulting in trauma and blood loss from a laceration to the throat. The employee was hospitalized and later died.

Keywords: Blade, Blood, Hand, Kick Back, Laceration, Loss Of Blood, Saw, Sawblade, Struck Against, Struck By, Throat

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1785911.015	36	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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