Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96393.015 - Employee's arm is injured while clearing a jam on a sawmill

Accident Summary Nr: 96393.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1240469.015	06/15/2017		333210	Beasley Forest Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:50 a.m. on June 12, 2017, an employee was operating sorter equipment at a sawmill. While operating the sorter, a small section of lumber rolled off the block belt and went under the block belt conveyor. The section of lumber wedged between a roller and belt on the conveyor which caused the belt to jam. The employee reached under the conveyor to remove the section of lumber while the equipment was energized. The employee's right arm was injured.

Keywords: Arm, Caught In, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Sawmill

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1240469.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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