Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171734.015 - Employee is struck in neck by rotating gas-powered saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 171734.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 11/11/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1787260.015	11/12/2024		237110	Booth Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 14, 2024, Employee #1 was cutting a 4-inch cast iron pipe with a gas-powered saw. The saw blade jammed, causing the saw to kick back and strike him in the neck. He sustained a fatal laceration from the rotating saw blade.

Keywords: Blade, Contact, Gas, Jammed, Kick Back, Laceration, Neck, Rotating Parts, Sawblade, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1787260.015	25	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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