Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894881 - Employee killed when struck by board

Accident Summary Nr: 894881 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112370028	08/14/1990	2421	0	Mountcastle Wood Products, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on July 26, 1990, Employee #1 was feeding cants into the gang saw on a Cornell edger machine to cut them into boards. The machine was properly guarded and had anti-kickback fingers installed at the infeed side of the edger. Employee #1 was sawing a cant measuring approximately 6 in. high by 8 in. wide by 8 ft 4 1/4 in. long. The cant had gone into the gang saw to a distance of approximately 6 ft 4 in. when a slab approximately 5 in. high by 6 ft 4 in. long became detached. Because the slab was 1 in. shorter in height than the cant, it was thrown back through the anti-kickback fingers. It struck Employee #1 in or about the chest, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, KICK BACK, SAW, EDGER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112370028			Fatality	Other	Sawing machine operators

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