OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221606924
155314 - YATES CONSTRUCTION CO., INC
STOKESDALE, NC—
Event description
Employee gets caught in cut off saw causing fatality
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 am, on October 7,2023, Employee #1 was working for a Water/Sewer Installation Contractor. Employee #1 was using a cut off saw to cut pipe. Employee #1 was using the saw when his shirt got caught in the blade pulling the employee into the rotating saw. The blade struck Employee #1 in the chest causing the fatality.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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