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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567556

HEAD,CHIPPER,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,CHIPPER,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14567556
Report ID
454510

Event description

HIT ON HEAD BY FLYING CHIPPER HOOD.

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing at the conveyor table taking lumber off the conveyor ta ble. A blade came off an operating chipper located 39 feet away from Employee #1 . The blade knocked the chipper hood off. The hood struck employee #1 in the hea d, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 62 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    863
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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