Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14478259 - Employee killed after striking against moving saw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 14478259 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 08/27/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101453009	08/27/1987	2421	0	County Forest Products, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at a sawmill. When a piece of wood became jammed between the saw and the mounting table of a 1972 Forest All carriage saw, the sawyer shut down the saws. Employee #1 attempted to free the wood from the lower saw blade before the upper one was idle. He came in contact with the rotating 3 ft diameter blade, amputating his arm and sustaining a fatal head wound. Employee #1 did not lock out the equipment before trying to unjam it and he did not wait until the saws were completely idle before entering the carriage runway .

Keywords: HEAD, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CIRCULAR SAW, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, SAW, LACERATION, ARM, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101453009			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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