OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14477939
HARVEY'S MILL
MONTICELLO, ME·
Event description
STRUCK BY FLYING PIECE OF WOOD EJECTED BY CIRCULAR SAW
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT THE SAWYER'S STAND OF A CARRIAGE SAW. THE CIRCULAR SA W PICKED UP A CUT BOARD AND PROPELLED IT BACK TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. THERE WAS NO B OOTH OR BARRIER TO PROTECT THE SAWYER. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE CHEST BY THE BOARD A ND KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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