OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423339
BOARD,CHEST,CIRCULAR SAW,SAW,STRUCK BY,ARTERY,FLYING OBJECT
Event description
STRUCK BY BOARD THROWN FROM SAW
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 18, 1984 AT 7:15 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING A 6 INCH X 8 INCH BY 38 INCH PIECE OF WOOD INTO A SELF-FED CIRCULAR GANG SAW. A PIECE OF WOOD (3/4" X 6" X 38") WAS THROWN OUT OF THE SAW AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE CHEST. A PULMONA RY ARTERY WAS CUT. HE DIED 2 HRS LATER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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