Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172395.015 - Employee is killed when head is trapped and crushed in sorte

Accident Summary Nr: 172395.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1791631.015	12/05/2024		321113	Southern Forest Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 5, 2024, Employee #1 was overseeing the sorter bay to ensure proper sorting of wood cant pieces. A wood cant became jammed in Sorter Bay 6, and the employee reached into the machine to clear the obstruction. The sorter bay arm cycled while the employee's head was inside, trapping and crushing it between the sorter arm and the wood cant piece. The employee sustained fatal crushing injuries to the head.

Keywords: Brain, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Head, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Reaching In, Tagout, Trapped, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1791631.015	49	M	Fatality		Sawing machine operators

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