Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170168405 - Employee's arm amputated in unguarded tail drum

Accident Summary Nr: 170168405 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111900320	10/01/1991	2411	0	Continental Capital Wood Technology

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a wood processing operation that takes bark, dirt, large pieces of wood, rocks, and other debris from old log storage yards and separates them into different piles. Employee #1 went to the tail drum of the bark conveyor, which was not guarded, and he reached in to remove accumulating wood waste and shavings from around the drum. He did not shut the conveyor down and his left hand and arm were pulled into the tail drum. Employee #1's left arm was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, DRUM, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, ARM, LOGGING, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111900320			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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