Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291918 - Employee killed when he falls into drag chain conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14291918 -- Report ID: 0355122 -- Event Date: 03/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126602945	03/20/1997	2421	0	Blue Ridge Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning bark and mulch debris from a debarker. He was apparently on the log deck and fell, possibly striking his head on the "bull wheel." He was then caught by the moving drag chain and pulled through the 11-inch opening between a supporting steel beam and a drag chain cleat. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126602945			Fatality	Fracture	Sawing machine operators

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