Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201573102 - Employee Is Killed When Pushed Into Circular Saw Blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201573102 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309005288	07/06/2006	2452	321992	Grand Lake Log Homes, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a manufacturer of log cabins. Employees were making test cuts with a newly assembled head saw. The saw had not been shut down during this activity. Following the first log cut, the trolley upon which the logs were moved toward the saw blade engaged and drove Employee #1 into the unguarded fifty-inch circular head saw blade. He sustained a laceration to his chest, and he was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, LOG, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, LOCKOUT, SAW, LACERATION, LUMBER, SAWMILL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309005288			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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