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Accident: 98646.015 - Employee Operating Power Saw Incurs Burns
Accident: 98646.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/24/2017 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1226789.015 | 03/24/2017 | Slice And Dice Concrete And Breaking Inc. | |||||
| At 2:30 p.m. on March 2, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a constr uction company specializing in concrete work, were engaged in concrete pavement cutting work at a job site. Employee #1 was operating a Husqvarna K 1260 power hand saw to make a 6-inch deep cut along a 17-foot line in the pavement. Throug hout the process, the cutting sporadically generated sparks, a common phenomenon during concrete cutting. Employee #1 saw a fire ball next to his right foot an d then realized the saw was on fire. He threw the saw away from his body, but n ot before the fire had ignited on his legs. Coworker #1 attempted to assist Emp loyee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to th e hospital. He was admitted and treated for second degree burns to his hands an d third degree burns to his legs. During the subsequent investigation, the inve stigator learned that the hand saw's gas cap had not been adequately secured whe n the saw was fueled. The saw's aggressive vibration caused fuel to spill onto the equipment and Employee #1's legs. Sparks from the cutting process then igni ted the fuel. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, combustible liquid, fuel oil, hand, hand tool, leg, saw, spill, unsecured, vibrations
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1226789.015 | 33 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Cutting concrete pavement FatCause: |
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