Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 735043 - Employee dies after being struck in head by board

Accident Summary Nr: 735043 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/07/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105456511	06/09/1988	2421	0	Export Chip Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was tailing a Cornell edger (gang saw), serial #SE18667, in a sawmill. He was responsible for removing trash, slabs, and cants from between the outfeed of the gang saw and the roller feed table for the trim saw. He was provided with a metal hook for removing material. He bent down between the outfeed and the roller feed table (34 1/2 in. opening) to remove trash. The gang saw operator saw Employee #1 standing beside the outfeed and put a cant (board) on the infeed table to feed into the gang saw for 1 in. by 6 in. lumber and then went to remove stacked boards on the belt with boards being returned to the front. Employee #1, who was wearing a hard hat, was hit on the head by the board coming out while he was bent down. He died the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, LUMBER, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105456511			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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