Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 509935 - Employee suffocates to death when caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 509935 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300204609	06/09/1997	2421	0	Idaho Veneer Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to clear a jam approximately 3 feet inside an active trash conveyor tunnel that was moving at approximately 3 to 4 mph under the floor at a sawmill. The opening was approximately 23 in. wide by 19 in. deep. Employee #1 did not lock out the conveyor before working on it. He suffocated and died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, SAWMILL, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300204609			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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