Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142141.015 - Employee's arm is impaled by wood sliver

Accident Summary Nr: 142141.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 12/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569752.015	12/21/2021		321999	Magnolia Investments Of Alabama, Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was operating a Diehl SL65 Straight Line Ripsaw to cut wood strips (staves) to build wooden barrels when the ripsaw kicked back and a wood sliver impaled his right arm. The saw was equipped with upper and lower kick back guards and the employer added an additional safety gate however the combination of the guards and the gate created a hazard as they interfered with each other. The employee was hospitalized and required surgical removal of the wood sliver.

Keywords: Arm, Circular Saw, Cutting, Gate, Guard, Impaled, Kick Back, Wood, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569752.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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