Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119460.015 - Employee sustains fractures and lacerations on debarker mach

Accident Summary Nr: 119460.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427618.015	08/29/2019		321113	Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 22, 2019, an employee was operating a debarker machine when he noticed a hole that was filled with wood debris. As he was walking along the chains of the machine to attempt to clear the hole, the machine started, and the chains injured the employee. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of fractures and removal of the skin on his left foot.

Keywords: Chain, Foot, Fracture, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Lumber, Machine operator, Sawmill, Skin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1427618.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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