Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170096127 - Employee killed when crushed by log clamp

Accident Summary Nr: 170096127 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 01/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115276420	01/26/1997	2021	0	Cowlitz Stud Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a millwright at a sawmill, was in a prone position, welding a chain conveyor table that was in front of a big buck saw. The log clamp activated , moving from the 'up' to the 'down' position. The approximately 500 lb clamp arm came down on Employee #1, crushing his abdomen. He was killed. The machine was not locked out at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, WELDING, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, MILLWRIGHT, SAWMILL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115276420			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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