Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133762.015 - Employee is killed after being caught in resaw machine

Accident Summary Nr: 133762.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 03/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517598.015	03/03/2021		321113	Mckay Hardwoods Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 2021, an employee was adjusting a piece of padding on the turner arm of a resaw machine. In order to access the piece, the employee was positioned in between the turner arm and a stationary beam of the machine's frame. A coworker was directing the employee to use the machine's control panel to raise and lower the turner arm. The coworker did not have a clear sightline to the employee and interpreted a head nod from the employee to push a button and raise the turner arm. The employee's head/face was caught in a pinch point created between the turner arm and a stationary beam of the machine's frame, killing him.

Keywords: Bandsaw, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Energized, Face, Frame, Head, Inspecting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Multi-employer Worksite, Nip Point, Pneumatic, Saw

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517598.015	34	M	Fatality		Sawing machine operators

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