Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201205010 - Employee Suffers Concussion When Plywood Falls on Him

Accident Summary Nr: 201205010 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 06/21/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316946896	06/26/2013	2436	321212	Emerald Forest Products Inc

Abstract: On June 21, 2013, Employee #1, with Emerald Forest Products Inc., entered the stacking area to adjust the placement of a single sheet of plywood. While doing so, Employee #1 pushed the plywood off of the activation switch that released the air to the accumulator, causing five sheets of five-eighths ins. plywood to drop on his head. Employee #1 was not trained in the lockout/tag out procedures for the machine. In addition, the lockout/tag out procedures did not control all of the energy supply for the machine. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and hospitalized for a concussion. Employee #1 was held overnight for observation, and he was released the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, LOCKOUT, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316946896			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sawing machine operators

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