Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801645 - Concrete Saw Kicks Back, Strikes and Kills Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200801645 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 10/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308386887	10/06/2006	1794	238910	Mcguire, Inc.

Abstract: On October 6, 2006, an employee was cutting concrete pipe with a Stihl concrete saw, when it kicked back and struck him in the neck, killing him. The employee did not provide support under the pipe to prevent the saw from being "pinched" by the pipe, while it was being cut. Subsequently, this would have prevented the saw from kicking back.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, LACERATION, CONCRETE PIPE, NECK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308386887			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Sawing machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

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