Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 955211 - Employee killed when hit by flying saw tooth
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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112394770 | 11/20/1992 | 2411 | 0 | E.W. Burrow Logging Co. |
Abstract: Employee #1 was bent over using a chain saw to trim trees. About 98 ft away, another employee was using a 411B hydro-ax to fell trees. One of the teeth broke off the saw of the hydro-ax and struck Employee #1 on the right rear shoulder and then on the back of the head. Employee #1 was killed when the saw tooth severed his spinal cord.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 112394770 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Supervisors, forestry and logging workers |