OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14251664
KICK BACK,ABDOMEN,INADEQUATE MAINT,SAW,LUMBER,STRUCK BY,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee struck by board in kickback from woodworking ripsaw
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:30 a.m., on March 1, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a Mattis on 202 ripsaw, cutting 14 to 16 ft long wood lumber to width. A splintered piece of wood was kicked back by the saw, striking Employee #1 in the lower left abdo men and piercing his body. Employee #1 required hospitalization. The safety kick back fingers were indicated to be in an up position following the accident. Furt her investigation of the kickback fingers found that the fingers were unevenly w orn, bent, or broken and would not return to the proper position when raised and released by the side hand lever.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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