OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221395288

MINZNER & COMPANY

EASTON, PA· 2021-09-04T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Carpenter, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Flying Object, Impaled, Manufacturing, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rip, Safety Device, Struck By, Unguarded, Unsafe Position, Wood, Wood Board
NAICS: 423210
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345547384
Employer profile: MINZNER & COMPANY
Summary number: 221395288
Report ID: 0317900

Event description

Employee sustains puncture to abdomen when struck by flying

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working as a cabinet maker for a furniture manufacturer was ripping a piece of wood. The employee was using the equipment without the safety device in place. The fall-off shattered and flew backward striking the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized to treat a puncture wound to his abdomen.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
657

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