Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112997.015 - Employee fractures leg while operating strapping machine

Accident Summary Nr: 112997.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1374002.015	01/24/2019		321113	Biewer Sawmill-Newton, Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on January 21, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a strapping machine. A pack of four by fours was inside of the strapping machine, ready to be strapped, The employee climb on the machine, with his foot against the bottom of the side squeeze. The machine cycled, squeezing his leg against the pack of lumber and the machine. He sustained three fractures to his right tibia, and was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Caught In, Fracture, Leg, Lockout, Lumber, Machine Cycled

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1374002.015	21	F	Hospitalized injury

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