Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200451177 - Employee killed when engulfed by wood chips

Accident Summary Nr: 200451177 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304836273	01/22/2002	2491	0	Huxford Pole & Timber Co., Inc.

Abstract: On January 21, 2002, an employee of Huxford Pole & Timber Co., Inc., was working alone in the Fuel House. While he was moving shredded bark into a floor conveyor, the fuel broke loose from an 18-foot pile along the back wall of the Fuel House. The employee was buried under 4 to 5 feet of shredded bark and died from asphyxia.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, ASPHYXIATED, CONVEYOR, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304836273			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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