Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142611.015 - Employee sustains head injuries when struck by flying wood b

Accident Summary Nr: 142611.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 09/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564281.015	11/16/2021		321918	Ten Oaks Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 8, 2021, an employee working as a machine feeder for a mill working company was off bearing from a machine line. The employee was not in direct line with the rip saw, but a 1-3/4-inch by 3-foot length of oak wood kicked back from a different machine 76 feet away. The wood board struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured skull and a concussion.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Feeding, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Kick Back, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Milling Machine, Saw, Skull, Struck By, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1564281.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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