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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221357254

S.E.T., INC. DBA S.E.T., INC., EXCAVATING AND GENERAL CONTRACTING

Event
Chest, Cutting, Kick Back, Laceration, Neck, Pipe, Saw, Sewer, Struck Against
NAICS
236220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345318828
Employer profile
S.E.T., INC. DBA S.E.T., INC., EXCAVATING AND GENERAL CONTRACTING
Summary number
221357254
Report ID
0522300
Project type
A
Construction end-use
M

Event description

Employee lacerates chest and neck when saw kicks back and is

Investigation abstract

At 12:10 p.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee used a cut-off saw (Stihl TS420) to cut a cement, sewer line pipe when the saw kicked back and struck the employee. The employee received a deep laceration to the chest and neck and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    869

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