Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260115 - FALL FROM ELEVATION OR STRUCK BY FLYING OBJECT

Accident Summary Nr: 200260115 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/09/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301672200	02/18/1997	2429	0	0zark Cedar, Inc.

Abstract: A planer operator in a sawmill was operating a planer. He was working at the planer from an unguarded, open-sided, elevated platform. The platform was located above a pile of scrap wood containing sharp pieces. The employee was found injured on the dock near the planer. No one had witnessed the accident. The employee was transported to a hospital, where his condition worsened. He died of his injuries the following day. The autopsy revealed that the employee had suffered fractured ribs and internal injuries from the accident.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, PLANING MACHINE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301672200			Fatality	Puncture	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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