Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909267 - Employee injured when pulled into chain and sprocket drive

Accident Summary Nr: 909267 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/17/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124661778	03/17/1994	2421	0	New South, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing his normal duties of cleaning up sawdust and wood chips. He was cleaning up under the saw mill in the basement area when he got caught and pulled into the unguarded waste wood chip conveyor's chain and sprocket drive. Employee #1's right arm was amputated up to the elbow, his left arm was broken in several places, and he suffered four broken vertebrae.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, ARM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124661778			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Janitors and cleaners

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