Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85085.015 - Employee is killed when caught in gang saw

Accident Summary Nr: 85085.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/06/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1145702.015	05/05/2016		321113	Hankins Lumber Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on May 5, 2016, a sawmill employee was using a ratchet to adjust a positioning pin that was mal-functioning on the Pre-Position Infeed Table at the Gang Saw. As the employee was reaching across the equipment to access the pin, his coat contacted an unguarded rotating sprocket and he became entangled in the equipment. The employee sustained fatal injuries including broken ribs, broken sternum, collapsed lungs and lost of consciousness.

Keywords: Caught In, Lockout/Tagout, Lung, Machine Guarding, Rib, Saw, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1145702.015	53	M	Fatality		Millwrights

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