Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624450 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Drag Bar of Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 200624450 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 08/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311151096	08/30/2007	2426	321918	Hardwoods Of Morristown Inc

Abstract: On August 30, 2007, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic, was under a lumber stacker checking a sprocket which had been misaligned on a shaft. No energy control was being used during the inspection of the misaligned chain nor was the area barricaded to prevent entrance. While under the stacker, with the stacker conveyor in operation, Employee #1 became caught between the drag bar of the conveyor and the frame of the lumber stacker and was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311151096			Fatality	Other	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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