Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139528.015 - Employee sustains puncture to abdomen when struck by flying

Accident Summary Nr: 139528.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 09/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554738.015	09/22/2021		423210	Minzner & Company

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working as a cabinet maker for a furniture manufacturer was ripping a piece of wood. The employee was using the equipment without the safety device in place. The fall-off shattered and flew backward striking the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized to treat a puncture wound to his abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Carpenter, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Flying Object, Impaled, Manufacturing, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rip, Safety Device, Struck By, Unguarded, Unsafe Position, Wood, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554738.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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