Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142812.015 - Employee is impaled by wood, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 142812.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/13/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572946.015	01/18/2022		337121	Benedettini Cabinets, Lp

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 13, 2022, an employee was in the rough mill submitting a request for a job for the framing department. The employee was standing behind a coworker while they were cutting wood, for a different order, on a straight line rip saw. The self-fed ripsaw was not equipped with an outer guard and the anti kickback fingers were not free flowing. A piece of wood kicked back, striking the employee and impaling her through the abdomen and into the arm. The employee was transported to the hospital with puncture wounds and died from her injuries six days later.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Guard, Impaled, Kick Back, Rip, Saw, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1572946.015	63	F	Fatality

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