Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170004733 - Employee injured when face cut by split bandsaw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170004733 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 09/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115247124	09/23/1996	2421	0	Sedro Woolley Lumber Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was sitting at the offbearer's station when the head rig bandsaw hit an insulator. The blade split and the head rig operator shut down the saw. The saw turned once more and peeled the blade into two pieces. The split piece ran through the building framework and struck Employee #1's hard hat and eye protector. He sustained a cut on the left side of this face that ran from his ear to his mouth.

Keywords: BANDSAW, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BLADE, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115247124			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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