Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152365.015 - Employee is killed by sawmill infeed module

Accident Summary Nr: 152365.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/21/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640590.015	12/22/2022		321113	Rex Lumber, Troy, Llc

Abstract: At 7:15 p.m. on December 21, 2022, an employee was assisting in troubleshooting a fault on an outfeed roller on the primary profile module of a sawmill. The roller was stuck and would not properly roll logs through. The infeed module, which is hydraulically actuated, closed suddenly and caught the employee between itself and the stationary base of the profiling module. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Closed, Crushed, Crushing, Hydraulic Equipment, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Log, Log Loader, Logging, Roller--Mach/Part, Sawmill, Stuck, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1640590.015	20	M	Fatality		Sawing machine operators

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