Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201760204 - STRUCK BY FRAGMENT FROM EXPLODING COUNTERBALANCE WHEEL

Accident Summary Nr: 201760204 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123565707	02/27/1997	2421	0	Carrizo Wood Products Inc.

Abstract: An employee was struck by a steel fragment from an exploding counterbalance wheel. The wheel was used to maintain momentum for a 1.4-meter-diameter saw blade. The employee suffered massive trauma to his head. He was transported to a hospital, where he died of his injuries 4 days later.

Keywords: HEAD, COUNTERBALANCE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123565707			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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