OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693200
DANNY E. BRADSHAW
BLAND, VA—
Event description
CAUGHT BY, OR FELL INTO, UNGUARDED SWING SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING AS A CUT-OFF SAW OPERATOR, WAS USING A SWING SAW THAT HAD A LIMIT CHAIN AND NO BLADE GUARD. HE EITHER PULLED THE SAW INTO HIS BODY OR FELL INTO IT. THE SAW HAD AN UNGUARDED 30 INCH SAW BLADE. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT HAND WAS AMPUTATED AND HIS BODY WAS CUT FROM HIS NOSE TO HIS CROTCH. HE DIED IMMEDIATELY . APPARENTLY THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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