Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200926400 - Employee Gets Struck in the Eye by Debris from Rip Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 200926400 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 10/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316740562	10/04/2012	2421	321999	Museum Resources Inc

Abstract: On October 3, 2012, Employee #1 of Museum Resources Inc., was working with rough hewn wood planks, off loading them from a raw materials cart and loading them onto a lumber feed roller, while Employee #2 was operating a millwork rip saw, ripping them into smaller dimensions. A piece of wood debris measuring approximately five feet long by one inch wide kicked back from the rip saw and was projected towards Employee #1, impaling his left eye/head resulting in fatal injuries.

Keywords: EYE, HEAD, DUST, RIP, SAW, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316740562			Fatality	Foreign Body Ineye	Laborers, except construction

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