Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131624.015 - Employee is killed after engulfment by woodchips

Accident Summary Nr: 131624.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506065.015	12/07/2020		321211	Browder And Sons Veneer Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m. on December 7, 2020, an employee was acting as the night shift boiler watch for an unknown reason. The employee moved to the back of the fuel storage area between large piles of wood fuel bark chips. The employee became engulfed by woodchips/bark chips while tending the wood fuel used to fire the boiler. The employee was killed due to the engulfment woodchips/bark chips.

Keywords: Boiler, Engulfed, Storage Area, Wood Chips

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1506065.015	25	M	Fatality

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