Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170089585 - Employee impaled by flying piece of wood

Accident Summary Nr: 170089585 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123712663	01/27/1993	4225	0	Fred Meyer Stores Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9 a.m. on August 5, 1993, Employee #1 had just put a board measuring 1/2 inch by 7 inches by 12 feet into the infeed of a gang rip saw. He was moving away from the infeed end when a piece measuring 1/2 inch by 1 inch by 12 feet long flew out of the infeed end past the hold down fingers. It struck him in the left hip and partially exited out his right hip. He was hospitalized at Emanual Hospital where he underwent surgical treatment for the removal of the wooden piece.

Keywords: KICK BACK, WOOD SLAB, IMPALED, SAW, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123712663			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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