Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122114390 - Raytheon Corp Missile Systems

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122114390

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 10/26/1995

Site Address:
Raytheon Corp Missile Systems
Hartwell Road, Gate 6
Bedford, MA 01730

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/30/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360943179

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14269062

Event: 05/16/1995

Employee commits suicide with chop saw

Employee #1, a distraught employee, stuck his head in the point of operation of a chop saw, reached around to the control panel, and activated the saw. The configuration of the saw required the employee to bypass guarding and activate three buttons in order to start the saw. There was no work being conducted in the saw because there was no stock on the machine or the floor. Maintenance workers and saw operation personnel who were interviewed said that no maintenance or operational reason would put the employee in that position. The saw operated was not included in the injured employee's job description. All indications are that this was a suicide.

Keywords: HEAD, SAW, STARTED IN GEAR, POINT OF OPERATION, SUICIDE, DECAPITATED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122114390			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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