Gaithersburg, MD ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mallick
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mallick in 8010 Cessna Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 resulted in days away from work. Employee was plumber in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (hvac) contractors.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mallick
- Parent company
- Mallick Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
- Street
- 8010 Cessna Avenue
- City
- Gaithersburg
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 20879
- On-site location
- 19710 Observation Drive
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
Before the incident
Setting up work area.
What happened
[REDACTED] was cutting ductwork openings on the metal pan deck utilizing a gas- powered cut-off saw with a 14 blade. The ductwork opening measured approximately 75 x 30. The employee stated that after he had made his first verticle cut ( approximately 75 on one side of the opening) in a forward crouching posiiton his back began to hurt due to awkward positioning. As he raised himself to a standing position holding the cut-off saw with both hands to alleviate his back pain he mentioned that he pushed the slide control to the stop position while maintaining both hands on the saw in the stop position the blade was still free spinning with momentum and it was then that the employee unknowingly brought the saw to his left leg thigh and the blade lacerated the employee.
Injury or illness
Thigh Leg
Object or substance involved
Cut off saw
Summary line
Cutting ductwork opening using gas powered cut off saw. Began cutting and then stood as he did so the blade continued to spin. Employee brought the saw to his left leg thigh and the blade lacerated the employee.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plumber
- SOC code
- 47-2152: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- NAICS code
- 238220: Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 171
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 349,787
- EIN
- 521964567
- Establishment ID
- 1079697
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:20
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-22
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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