Sawdust can be a
hazard at construction sites. For
starters, blowing sawdust might get into the eyes of any workers present. Additionally, sawdust can make certain floors
and surfaces extremely slippery.
The mantra “a
clean jobsite is a safe jobsite” applies here.
Apparently,
sawdust can be problematic at a murder scene as well.
The other night,
I watched an episode of Forensic Files II in which a woman murdered her husband
and then used a reciprocating saw to dismember his body for disposal. Her lack of proper housekeeping (a clean
jobsite) turned out to be her downfall. Following
the murder and dismemberment, she tracked “human” sawdust into an automobile. Forensic investigators later vacuumed up some
of the sawdust and used it as evidence to convict the woman.
And then that
nagging little “safety-first” person appeared inside me, wondering if she wore
her safety glasses as she operated her power saw.
—Mitchell Hegman
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