OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #732057

FRACTURE,HEAD,GUARD,SKULL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1985-09-11T12:45:00

Event: FRACTURE,HEAD,GUARD,SKULL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 732057
Report ID: 551800

Event description

STRUCK IN HEAD BY FLYING PIECE OF WOOD

Investigation abstract

AT 12:45 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A DEPAUW QUADRI-CUT SAW, MODEL #7524, SERIAL #223. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF SCRAP WO OD WHICH HAD BEEN THROWN FROM THE SAW. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL, A ND IS HOSPITALIZED AT ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. ALL THE SA W SAFEGUARDS WERE IN PLACE AND IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDE NT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT, IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATUR E, ADDITIONAL GUARDING BE ADDED TO THE SAW TO PROTECT THE OPERATOR FROM ANY FLYI NG PIECES OF SCRAP WOOD.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
727

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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