Oregon man narrowly escapes death by runaway saw blade: video

EUGENE, Ore. – An Oregon man narrowly escaped death by a runaway saw blade, according to video and reports.

Shane Reimche is lucky to be alive after narrowly dodging a concrete saw that came loose from a nearby construction site and hurtled towards him on March 28.

Surveillance video shows the four-foot blade barreling just moments before Reimche walked into a convenience store in Eugene on Thursday.

Reimche could be seen entering the store when, just a few seconds later, the blade slammed into the exterior wall of the store, inches away from the door.

The impact was so strong that the owner of the store said the entire building shook.

A contractor on the scene who witnessed the incident said the blade may have gotten loose from a lost bolt — in addition to potential operator error.

Via ABC7