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Accident Summary Nr: 83202.015 - Employee is killed when grinder kicks back and strikes emplo

Accident Summary Nr: 83202.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 12/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1112949.015	12/16/2015		236115	William Wong

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 16, 2015, an employee was demolishing steel pipe. The employee was cutting a horizontal pipe with a rotary grinder improperly affixed with a saw blade intended to concrete and not rated for the RPM of the grinder. The employee was struck by the grinder as it kicked back from the pipe. The employee was struck by the saw blade, which cut into the employee's thigh, severing the femoral artery. The damage to the femoral artery caused the employee to bleed out, and die.

Keywords: Demolition, Kick Back, Machine Guarding, Portable Power Tool, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1112949.015	50	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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