Man Killed On the Job After Power Saw Kicks Back and Cuts His Throat

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/43034672.html

Posted: 10:02 AM Apr 15, 2009
Last Updated: 9:29 PM Apr 15, 2009
Reporter: WEAU 13 News Staff, Kelly Schlicht

Updated Story:

As the investigation into Hakes' death continues, his family struggles to deal with the horrible news.
The family says they were absolutely shocked, and his parents say they can't believe their hardworking son died on a job site.

"There ain't a thing I can't look at on this farm and not think of him, because he was always here,” says Eugene Hakes, Sr.

He says he knew his son, Eugene, Jr., or "EJ" as he was called, would always work with his hands. He just never expected his work to be fatal.

"I figured yes, he'd get hurt, but not dead, no,” says Hakes.

The 33-year-old was last home on Easter, his mother Clarice says he was glad to be back to work with A-1 excavating after being unemployed over the winter.

However, he mentioned something that now seems like foreshadowing.

"He says he got a nice retirement fund, and I said, well that's good. And he says the problem is most people don't live to collect it, and he just told me that Sunday, and now this happened. I just don't believe it,” says Clarice Hakes.

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[sakabatou]

1. Sad

Condolences to his family.

[MineralMan]

2. I have to wonder if a guard had been removed from

that saw. It's a pretty common thing.

[jobycom]

3. Horrible. It says the company was just fined $700K for safety violations.

Guess we'll have to wait for OSHA to decide if they are related.

[liberal N proud]

4. I saw something like that happen in the meat packing industry once

Gruesome.
Sad to hear.