A horrific power-saw accident. A worker dead. Now a multimillion-dollar settlement. Updated Dec 19, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 Carlos Gabrieli was killed on Aug. 10, 2018, when the chainsaw he was using in a trench at a Westerleigh construction site apparently kicked back and sliced his neck. His widow alleged he wasn't provided a safe place to work or safe equipment. (Staten Island Advance/Mira Wassef) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The estate of a construction worker horrifically killed two years ago when a gas-powered saw kicked back and cut his neck at a Westerleigh construction site has settled its lawsuit with the city for $10.5 million, court documents show.