Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300856465 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Wood Ejected from Rip Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 300856465 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300856465	01/16/2002	2421	0	San Gabriel Valley Lumber And Milling

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 19, 2001, Employee #1, a rip saw operator employed by San Gabriel Valley Lumber & Milling, was operating and feeding lumber into the multi-head rip saw at the employers lumber and milling facility. The employee sustained a severe abdominal puncture wound when he was struck by a wood stake that was forcefully ejected from the rip saw. Employee #1 was transported to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, CA where he was treated and hospitalized for 11 days.

Keywords: EJECTED, ABDOMEN, SAW, LUMBER, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300856465			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Sawing machine operators

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