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Accident Summary Nr: 200901643 - Employee Is Struck by Ejected Lumber and Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200901643 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 05/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307408187	05/26/2005	2421	321113	Lacy Cypress, Inc.

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: EJECTED, KICK BACK, IMPALED, TORSO, SAW, LUMBER, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307408187			Fatality	Puncture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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