Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90620.015 - Employee Is Crushed Between A Log Cradle Carrier and Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 90620.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 11/15/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1191514.015	11/16/2016		321113	Chitko Bros. Lumber Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 15, 2016, an employee was repairing the roller chain that drove the log cradle carrier for their saw mill and went to the shop for a repair link. When the employee returned to finish the repairs, he did not inform his coworker of his return. The coworker activated the cradle to load a log onto the carriage and crushed the employee between the log cradle carrier and the machine casing.

Keywords: Broken Chain, Caught Between, Crushing, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1191514.015	53	M	Fatality		Sawing machine operators

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