Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133664 - Employee struck and killed by projecting piece of lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 170133664 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 03/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746125	03/24/1994	2411	0	Dennis Jespon Delmar Jepson & Donald Jepson

Abstract: Employee #1, a chipper operator for Jepson & Sons Logging, was chipping small pieces of logs and discovered that the in-feed conveyor was plugged. He left his station while the infeed conveyor and chipper were still running. While Employee #1was clearing the conveyor, a piece of lumber, of undetermined size, was thrown out of the chipper. It hit him in the right side of the upper torso. Employee #1 sustained massive internal injuries and four broken ribs. Rescue personnel failed to stop internal bleeding and Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, LOSS OF BLOOD, TORSO, LOCKOUT, CHIPPER, CLOGGED, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746125			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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