Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3043023 - Waccamaw Lumber Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3043023

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 02/07/1986

Site Address:
Waccamaw Lumber Corp
Railroad Street
Tabor City, NC 28463

Mailing Address:
Po Box 37, Tabor City, NC 28463

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360766612

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14255160

Event: 02/04/1986

STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY FLYING PIECE OF LUMBER

Employee #1 was feeding lumber through the edger saw. A 1-inch by 4-inch by 4-foot tapered piece of slab, cut from the board passing through the edger, flew back from inside the edger, over the top of the pressure roll and struck employee #1 in the forehead. He was knocked to the ground. Another employee heard the saw stop cutting, looked around, saw a slab backing out of the saw and saw employee #1 falling to the ground. The other employee notified the resaw operator, then went to get help. A forklift operator who was also an emergency medical technician came to the scene, helped carry employee #1 to a camper-type pick up truck and then took him to a hospital, which was seven miles away. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: HEAD, SAW, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3043023			Fatality	Concussion	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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