Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897678 - Employee killed when caught in wood chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 897678 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 12/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303097133	12/04/1999	2435	0	Woodtech Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, was jumping up and down on a conveyor line in an attempt to unjam scrap material feeding into the chipper while the conveyor was running. He fell onto the conveyor and was carried into the chipper. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, CHIPPER, CONVEYOR, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303097133			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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