Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200901643 - Employee Is Struck By Ejected Lumber And Later Dies
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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307408187 | 05/26/2005 | 2421 | Lacy Cypress, Inc. |
Employee #1 was operating a gang ripsaw (Stetson-Ross Ripper Model Number 5012) during production activities at a cypress sawmill facility. During the operation of this equipment, apparently several pieces of cypress lumber that were being cut, kicked back towards Employee #1 and impaled him on the side of his mid-torso. Employee #1 died a few hours later in the hospital from the injuries suffered.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 307408187 | Fatality | Puncture | Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators |