Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18406496 - Martin Brothers Container & Timber Products Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Jackson Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 18406496

Report ID: 0454715

Date Opened: 05/20/1986

Site Address:
Martin Brothers Container & Timber Products Corp
747 N. Lindell Street
Martin, TN 38237

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 87, Martin, TN 38237

Union Status: Union

SIC:2449

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/20/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 978312

Event: 05/04/1988

EMPLOYEE KILLED; STRUCK BY SHARP PIECE OF WOOD

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING WOOD BOARDS FROM A BELT CONVEYOR TO A PLANER. THE BOARDS BECAME LOCKED IN THE PLANE MILL SO THE PLANER OPERATOR REVERSED THE ROLLERS TO UNLOCK (BACK OUT) THE PLANER. SIMULTANEOUSLY, EMPLOYEE #1 RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE BOARDS, CAUSING A BOARD TO SHOOT OUT OF THE PLANER AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE ABDOMEN. THE BOARD SEVERED THE FEMORAL ARTERY IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HIM TO BLEED TO DEATH. THE PLANER WAS A YATES-AMERICAN, SERIAL NUMBER 18070.

Keywords: BOARD, SEVERED, ABDOMEN, PLANING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CLOGGED, STRUCK BY, ARTERY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18406496					Occupation Not Listed

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