Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78939.015 - Employee is struck in the neck by a cut off saw and is kille

Accident Summary Nr: 78939.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/18/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1085769.015	08/18/2015		237110	Mvc Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 18, 2015, an employee was in a trench using a Stihl TS 700 Cut-off saw to cut a pipe for a sewer line. The saw kicked back and the employee lost control of the saw. The employee was struck in the neck by the blade of the saw. The employee's jugular vein was lacerated and he was killed.

Keywords: Blade, Laceration, Neck, Saw, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1085769.015	39	M	Fatality		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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