Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291827 - Employee killed when cut in half by 56 in. saw

Accident Summary Nr: 14291827 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 06/08/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105714190	06/10/1988	2421	0	Timber Cruising Marking Sales And Management

Abstract: Employee #1, a sawyer at a small saw mill, was removing a 4 in. by 20 in. piece of wood from a saw deck that was adjacent to a 56 in. saw blade. The wood caught on the carriage control lever, which started the carriage moving toward the saw. The carriage and the log on the carriage pushed Employee #1 into the rotating saw blade, which cut him in half, starting with his left leg and proceeding upward at an angle into the body cavity.

Keywords: SEVERED, SAWYER, LOG, TORSO, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SAWMILL, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105714190			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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