Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 732057 - STRUCK IN HEAD BY FLYING PIECE OF WOOD

Accident Summary Nr: 732057 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/11/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2722445	09/13/1985	2421	0	Truss T Components Inc

Abstract: AT 12:45 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A DEPAUW QUADRI-CUT SAW, MODEL #7524, SERIAL #223. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD WHICH HAD BEEN THROWN FROM THE SAW. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL, AND IS HOSPITALIZED AT ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. ALL THE SAW SAFEGUARDS WERE IN PLACE AND IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT, IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE, ADDITIONAL GUARDING BE ADDED TO THE SAW TO PROTECT THE OPERATOR FROM ANY FLYING PIECES OF SCRAP WOOD.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARD, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2722445			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sawing machine operators

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