Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201225 - Employee Injured In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201201225 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 02/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304064553	12/26/2000	2421	0	Rosboro Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on February 22, 2000, Employee #1 was going to enter the dryer fan area of the plywood dryer to perform to clean up. The normal process was to shut off the fans before accessing the dryer fan area, and opening the doors. Employee #1 failed to shut the fans off and when he unlatched them they burst open knocking him backwards and off the platform he was standing on. Employee #1 fell to the ground fracturing both wrists and lacerating his forehead. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, FRACTURE, FAN, CLEANING, FALL, STRUCK BY, DOOR, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304064553			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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