Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119674.015 - Employee operating rotary saw sustains facial injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 119674.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406307.015	06/05/2019		237110	Irvine Pipeline, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 a.m. on May 24, 2019, Employee #1, a foreman employed by a pipeline construction company, was engaged in the installation of an underground clay pipe. He was wearing a face shield and dust mask and using a cutoff rotary saw with a diamond blade to cut an 8-inch clay pipe. The pipe broke, and a piece of the pipe struck Employee #1 in the face, mouth, and neck areas. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of lacerations to the neck and chin and three damaged teeth. He was released after a few hours and subsequently had outpatient repair work to the teeth.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete Surface, Construction, Cutting, Installing, Laceration, Mouth, Neck, Pipe, Projectile, Rotary Hammer, Saw, Struck By, Undrgrd Installation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1406307.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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