OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672220
THROAT,GUARD,SAW,LACERATION,SCRAP METAL,NECK,STRUCK BY,BLADE
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN NECK BY METAL OBJECT
Investigation abstract
At about 2 p.m. on October 14, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a machine. She st epped to the side to get something. At this time a vertical saw blade broke and went through a small hole in the upper guard of the saw. A small piece, about 4 inches long, flew 91 feet through the air hitting Employee #1 in the neck. Emplo yee #1's airway was blocked. She was treated at the local hospital then transpor ted to Indianapolis. Her injuries included a cut to the throat damaging her trac hea, tendons, cartilage, and vocal cords.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 F
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 717
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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