Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840706 - Employee injured after being struck by ejected lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 170840706 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125584516	02/26/2002	9511	0	Timber Cove Recycling

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 p.m. on February 25, 2002, Employee #1 was called by a coworker to assist with a jam in the baler (compactor). Employee #1 entered the machine and lodged a piece of lumber in the jam while a coworker, the operator, administered the controls. The lumber was ejected and struck Employee #1 on the left cheek, knocking him backwards. No lock-out, tag-out procedures were in place at the time. Employee #1 momentarily lost consciousness but was finally able to get out of the machine. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, MACHINIST, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, LUMBER, BALER, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125584516			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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