Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94775.015 - Employee is injured while cutting steel pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 94775.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 03/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1214448.015	03/02/2017		237990	Hooksett Paving Co. Inc.

Abstract: At about 2:30 p.m. on March 2, 2017, an employee was cutting a steel pipe with a Stihl Gas-Powered Cut-off saw. The steel pipe the employee was cutting was not cribbed and the pipe pinched the saw blade, causing the saw to kick back, striking the employee in the face. The employee received a laceration in the face and neck with muscle damage requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Demolition, Kick Back, Laceration, Saw, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	70

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1214448.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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