Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 689117 - Employee killed when crushed by overhead conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 689117 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/14/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104498308	07/15/1988	2631	0	Potlatch Corporation (Bemidji Osb)

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to replace a section of deflection board under the conveyor in the caul plate separator area and had positioned himself under the overhead conveyor. The deflector board became caught in a floor trough scrap conveyor, which tipped up the board, catching Employee #1 under the chin. His head was lifted up alongside the moving belt of the overhead conveyor at the same time a 1,000 lb steel caul plate was passing by. The caul plate partially decapitated Employee #1 above the eyebrow.

Keywords: BOARD, STEEL PLATE, HEAD, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, DECAPITATED, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104498308			Fatality	Amputation	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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