Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170380950 - Employee injured when caught between sawguard and conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170380950 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120294814	02/14/1996	5031	0	Harwood Products

Abstract: At approximately 6:10 a.m. on February 10, 1996, Employee #1 was cleaning the area around and behind a bandsaw at a sawmill. He was between the bandsaw guard and a conveyor when the saw guard opened, moved back, and pinned Employee #1 between the guard and the conveyor. He was hospitalized with a collapsed lung and suffered an undetermined amount of memory loss from oxygen deprivation.

Keywords: LUNG, ASPHYXIATED, GUARD, PINNED, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, SAWMILL, MECH MALFUNCTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120294814			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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