Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14505895 - Employee killed when caught in saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 14505895 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/21/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100018944	03/19/1986	2421	0	Young Wholesale Lumber & Supply, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, was operating a 24 in. salvage saw in a sawmill when the conveyor system under the saw became jammed with lumber and debris. Employee #1 left his station with the saw running to clear the jam. He entered the conveyor system, which had been shut off, and was removing the jammed material when the hood of his sweatshirt became caught in the salvage saw and he was pulled into the blade. It entered between his shoulder blades and sliced upward through the top of his head, causing a massive brain hemorrhage. He was killed. Employee #1 regularly operated this saw, and the system frequently became jammed.

Keywords: CLOTHING, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, SAW, LACERATION, SAWMILL, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100018944			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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