Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880326 - One employee killed, one injured by chipper blade

Accident Summary Nr: 200880326 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300623667	06/13/1996	2421	0	Cote Hardwood Products, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working on a chipper that had a 60 in. wide blade. They turned off the machine and removed the hold-down pins before the blade had stopped rotating. Both workers were struck by the moving blade. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: LOCKOUT, SAW, CHIPPER, LACERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300623667			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Sawing machine operators
2	300623667			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sawing machine operators

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