OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542450
LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP
EATONTON, GA·
Event description
Employee killed when flying piece of wood punctures neck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a planer operator, was working in the unstacking area in the planer mill. The planer jammed and Employee #1 turned off the feed rolls before enteri ng the planer room to unjam the machine. While operating the machine in reverse, Employee #1 came near the feed rollers of the planer. A splintered piece of woo d, 1 ft by 4 in., came out through the wall opening and punctured Employee #1's neck. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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