OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995720

SAW,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1988-07-28T00:00:00

Event: SAW,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 995720
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee hospitalized when struck by flying piece of wood

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a rip saw machine when a piece of wood flew from the m achine. He was struck by the wood and injured. Employee #1 required hospitalizat ion.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
1

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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