Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 733972 - Employee killed when abdomen punctured by kicked-back wood

Accident Summary Nr: 733972 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 08/17/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105806095	08/18/1987	2421	0	South-Jones Timber Co, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Salem Equipment, Inc., edger, #76-69428. When he lifted a feed roller, a piece of wood came out of the machine, parting the kickback fingers and puncturing Employee #1 in the abdomen. He was killed.

Keywords: KICK BACK, ABDOMEN, GUARD, EDGER, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105806095			Fatality	Puncture	Forestry workers, except logging

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