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Accident: 14371322 - Employee Killed When Impaled By Falling Timber

**Accident: 14371322 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/26/1993**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
103031035	06/28/1993	1541	Humble Construction Company

Employee #1 was dismantling a wooden hood over the dryers on a paper machine when part of the 4 in. by 4 in. framing timber came loose and fell. It struck the employee in the neck and shoulder. The sharp point on the end of the timber penetrated his neck and entered his chest cavity. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.

Keywords: chest, dismantling, impaled, construction, lumber, neck, struck by, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	103031035			Fatality	Puncture	Carpenters

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