Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282084 - Employee Is Killed When Caught in Debarking Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201282084 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307841346	09/21/2005	2421	321113	Vaughn Lumber Company

Abstract: On September 19, 2005, Employee #1 was monitoring a debarking process. He used a pitchfork to clear wood chips from below the debarking cylinders. During the operations, he attempted to clear debris from the running machine when he became caught in its rotating parts, killing him.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, CAUGHT BY, GRINDING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307841346			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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