Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 731919 - Employee killed when pinned between track stop and carriage

Accident Summary Nr: 731919 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 04/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103935318	04/08/1987	2448	0	Markleville Lumber Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing between the two track rails at the end of a log carriage. He was making adjustments by changing the control settings in preparation for beginning to cut the third log that day. The cutting is done on a Windham head saw, model 203-2-A. As Employee #1 was making the adjustments, the carriage suddenly started up, knocking him down. He was dragged underneath the carriage across several track crossbraces and became pinned between the track stop and the carriage. Employee #1 sustained multiple crushing injuries and died a short time after arriving at the hospital.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103935318			Fatality	Fracture	Sawing machine operators

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