Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120359.015 - Employee is engulfed in sawdust within silo and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 120359.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434934.015	10/01/2019		321912	Lewis Brothers Lumber Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 27, 2019, an employee climbed approximately 21 feet up a fixed ladder and entered a sawdust storage bin to unclog the sawdust drag chain conveyor. The employee stood on the hardened sawdust on the side of the drag chain when it collapsed and engulfed him. The employee sustained blunt force trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chain, Conveyor, Engulfed, Ladder, Sawdust, Silo

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1434934.015	47	M	Fatality

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