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Accident: 200771715 - Employee Injured When Struck By Blade

Accident: 200771715 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30381077403/14/20021623S & R Construction Inc.
On March 14, 2002, Employee #1, of S & R Construction, was cutting a 16-in. concrete pipe with a gas powered cutoff saw with a diamond tip blade. The pipe pinched the saw blade in place and when Employee #1 went to pull the saw out of the pipe, the blade ran up the pipe striking the employee in the face. The saw had the trigger locked in running position. Employee #1 was hospitalized with cuts to his face.
Keywords: construction, saw, laceration, pipe, struck by, hand tool, blade, face, untrained
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition $20,000,000 and over 3 50
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 303810774 Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage
FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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