Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201800646 - Employee Is Struck by Lumber When Saw Kicks

Accident Summary Nr: 201800646 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126190479	03/29/2006	5211	444190	Huff Lumber

Abstract: At approximately 10:40 a.m. on February 28, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a saw operator. Employee #1 was feeding the lumber to a circular rip saw machine when the lumber kicked back and hit him on the chest. Employee #1 sustained collapsed lungs, a head fracture and a damaged spleen. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, HEAD, LUNG, SPLEEN, SAW, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126190479			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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