Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170871420 - Employee hospitalized after being injured by saw kickback

Accident Summary Nr: 170871420 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125808006	12/18/2001	2421	0	Burnett & Sons Planing Mill And Lumber Co

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on September 5, 2001, Employee #1, a planner operator working for Burnett And Sons Planning Mill And Lumber Company, Inc. at 214 11th Street Sacramento, CA, was seriously injured while operating a self-feed circular saw. Employee #1 was ripping 8-ft to 10-ft lengths of maple lumber through the rip saw. It was near lunch time and Employee #1 turned the saw off to leave for lunch and a splinter from a board kicked back from the saw, striking him in the right side near the back. The large splinter penetrated deep into his body. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the U.C Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA where he was hospitalized for the puncture wound in his side. The saw had the required anti-kick back teeth but the teeth didn't stop the splinter from going around the anti-kick back.

Keywords: KICK BACK, WOOD CHIPS, CIRCULAR SAW, BACK, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125808006			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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