Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170362123 - Employee #1's right forearm amputated in gang trim saw

Accident Summary Nr: 170362123 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119761005	09/29/1994	2421	0	Louisiana Pacific Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 is a longtime sawmill employee who was being trained for a new job as an operator of a trim saw made by Lumber System, Inc. He was experienced in other jobs associated with the trim saw. The bin tender saw a jam at the lower trim saw outfeed on his TV monitor and he hit the emergency stop and notified the lower trim saw operator. Employee #1 and the operator proceeded to the outfeed and the operator turned off the main circuit breaker for the lower trim saw on the way. He then went to a catwalk over the outfeed conveyor, where the bin tender was pulling boards free. Employee #1 was at the step for the catwalk at the outfeed. He reached into the trim saw outfeed and contacted the spinning "O" saw. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation of the right forearm.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, FOREARM, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, SAW, INEXPERIENCE, SAWMILL, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119761005			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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