Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614336 - Employee Strikes Head on Stationary Saw Blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201614336 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 11/05/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313677502	11/10/2009	2421	321113	Western Cascade Industries Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 5, 2009, Employee #1 was using a chop saw with a 60-inch blade to trim logs. The four belts that drive the saw shed one of the belts. Employee #1 stopped the saw and belts, climbed in behind the metal cage/guard, and tried to place the belt back on the pulley. He slipped, struck his head on the stationary saw blade, and fell 5 feet onto an active conveyor, which took him toward the chipper. Employee #1 scrambled from the conveyor and returned to the operator's station. He called the mill manager for medical assistance. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, BELT, STRUCK AGAINST, SAW, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313677502			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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