Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038540 - Employee injured when legs lacerated in sprockets

Accident Summary Nr: 171038540 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 03/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304430317	03/23/2001	2621	0	Boise Cascade Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a clipper table at the time of a veneer jam. Employee #1 failed to entirely lockout and tag out the machinery before clearing the jammed wood product. The machinery started and Employee #1 was caught in the sprockets, suffering deep leg lacerations on the right and left legs. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital on March 21, 2001, for surgical treatment and released on March 24, 2001.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, SPROCKET, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304430317			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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