Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14547905 - Leg Crushed Between Log Carriage And Side Rail
Accident: 14547905 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 07/09/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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14576730 | 07/11/1984 | 2421 | Pacific Forest Products Inc | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED INTO THE PATH OF A RETURNING LOG CARRIAGE. THE CARRIAGE CAUGHT HIS LEG, CRUSHING IT AGAINST THE SIDE RAIL. THE AREA WAS POSTED WITH WARNING SIGNS, AND WAS PROTECTED BY GUARD RAILS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SHORT CUT ORDINARILY USED FOR TRANSPORTING THE CIRCULAR SAWS TO AND FROM THE SAW SHARPENING ROOM (WHEN THE MILL IS SHUT DOWN). EMPLOYEE #1 (A MILLWRIGHT) WAS ACCUSTOMED TO USING THIS ROUTE WHEN THE MILL WAS SHUT DOWN. HE USED THE ROUTE WHEN HE WAS SERVICING THE MACHINERY. | |||||||
Keywords:
guardrail, crushed, millwright, sawmill, leg, warning sign
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14576730 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |