Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613296 - Employee Injures Throat When Struck by Board

Accident Summary Nr: 201613296 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 03/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310640784	03/08/2007	2499	321920	Salem Pallet Company Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:05 a.m. on March 6, 2007, Employee #1 was cross cutting 24-inch boards to a width of 21 inches. The boards were placed on a manufactured chain and were sent through twin saws. At the time of the accident, the employee noticed a board which had become stuck on a saw blade. He took another board and tried to release the jammed board. The board was ejected by the 14-inch saw blade, which was rotating at an approximate rate of 3,600 rpm's, and struck the employee in the throat. He was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: BOARD, THROAT, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, JAMMED, SAW, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310640784			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Sawing machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.