Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201371457 - Employee Is Caught in Auger and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201371457 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 02/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314161407	02/14/2011	2426	321113	Eastern Wood Products Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 14, 2011, an employee was operating the hogger system which supplied scrap wood as fuel to the facility boilers. While the plant manager was conducting rounds of the facility, he found the employee entangled in the feed auger, screw conveyor, which supplied the scrap wood to the hogger system. The emergency personnel responded and the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, AUGER, ARM, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314161407			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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