Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133782.015 - Employee is killed after being struck by excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 133782.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517883.015	03/01/2021		321219	West Fraser Timber Company, Ltd

Abstract: At 5:20 p.m. on February 28, 2021, an employee was using a firehose to wash down an area beneath conveyor belts. The employee was standing between two I-beam posts in an aisle under an inclined conveyor belt. A coworker operating a loader/excavator headed into the aisle and struck the employee, killing him.

Keywords: Aisle, Bucket , Cleaning, Contusion, Conveyor, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Face, Fracture, Head, Hose, Laceration, Loader, Material Handling, Poor Visibility, Shoulder, Skull, Struck By, Tire, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1517883.015	34	M	Fatality

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