Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200601664 - Employee killed inside wood chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 200601664 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 01/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303418685	01/08/2001	2421	0	Chem-Pac

Abstract: Employee #1 worked for a company engaged in maintenance on a large chipping machine used in the manufacture of cedar oil and cedar fiber. He was inside the machine, backing up bolts after maintenance and repair work had been completed. The machine was started before Employee #1 had finished, and he was crushed and killed inside the chipper. The company had a written lockout/tagout program, but had provided no training and had not implemented the program.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, REPAIR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CHIPPER, CRUSHED, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303418685			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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