Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 978312 - Employee Killed; Struck By Sharp Piece Of Wood

**Accident: 978312 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 05/04/1988**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
105568331	05/06/1988	2449	Martin Brothers Container & Timber Products Corp
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
18406496	05/20/1986	2449	Martin Brothers Container & Timber Products Corp

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING WOOD BOARDS FROM A BELT CONVEYOR TO A PLANER. THE BOARDS BECAME LOCKED IN THE PLANE MILL SO THE PLANER OPERATOR REVERSED THE ROLLERS TO UNLOCK (BACK OUT) THE PLANER. SIMULTANEOUSLY, EMPLOYEE #1 RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE BOARDS, CAUSING A BOARD TO SHOOT OUT OF THE PLANER AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE ABDOMEN. THE BOARD SEVERED THE FEMORAL ARTERY IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HIM TO BLEED TO DEATH. THE PLANER WAS A YATES-AMERICAN, SERIAL NUMBER 18070.

Keywords: board, severed, abdomen, planing machine, work rules, clogged, struck by, artery, flying object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	105568331			Fatality	Puncture	Machine feeders and offbearers
2	18406496					Occupation Not Listed

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