Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280641 - Employee crushed while performing machine maintenance

Accident Summary Nr: 201280641 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302378328	01/05/2000	2434	0	American Woodmark Corporation

Abstract: A maintenance employee was repairing a large wood saw from inside while the operator was on lunch break. The machine was not locked out during the maintenance process. When the operator returned from lunch, he restarted the machine. The employee was crushed and killed between the 10,000-psi ram and the support rail.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, MACHINIST, LOCKOUT, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302378328			Fatality	Other	Machinery maintenance occupations

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