Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344538 - Employee killed when struck in neck by masonry saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201344538 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310779509	08/17/2007	1611	237310	Eagle Concrete Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on August 17, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer, was using a gas-powered Stihl masonry saw, model TM400, with a 14 in. diamond blade. He was using the hand-operated saw to cut through a 2 in. by 8 in. wooden plank that was about 2 in. off the ground and that formed part of the frame for a new curb gutter at the site. Employee #1 was finishing the cut when the saw kicked up and the saw blade struck him in the neck. First aid was administered at the site. Employee #1 was then transported to Junction City Hospital, where he died.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CONCRETE FORM WORK, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SAW, NECK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310779509			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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