Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159377.015 - Employee is killed when pulled into unscrambler machine

Accident Summary Nr: 159377.015 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1693870.015	08/23/2023	2421	321912	155014 - Edwards Wood Products, Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 2023, an employee was troubleshooting an unscrambler machine malfunction. The employee walked around to the bottom of the support frame of the machine, near two parallel drive chains. A coworker restarted the machine, and the employee was pulled into the machine by the drive chains. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Automatic Machine, Caught By, Chain, Lockout/Tagout, Pulled In, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1693870.015	22	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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