Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200355006 - Employee killed when saw kicks back and lacerates neck

Accident Summary Nr: 200355006 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309319184	11/10/2005	1741	238140	Barnes & Sons Masonry

Abstract: On November 9, 2005, Employee #1, a mason, was working from a 6 ft tall tubular welded-frame scaffold on a concrete block building for the new St. Mildred Catholic Church in Swansboro, NC. He was using a Stihl Cutquick TS 400 chop saw to cut out a 4 ft by 6 ft window opening when the saw kicked back and struck the right side of his neck. Employee #1 fell to the floor of the scaffold. Two coworkers tried to control the bleeding, but he had already diewd by the time EMS arrived.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, LOSS OF BLOOD, HEMORRHAGE, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, NECK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309319184			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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