Accident Report Detail
Accident: 565218 - Employee Killed When Caught In Head Saw
Accident: 565218 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/08/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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110354776 | 03/14/1994 | 2421 | Lynn Sawmill | ||||
Employee #1, a sawyer, was straddling the saw blade and sitting on a block while hand filing a head saw from the off side. The saw was belt driven by a 290 Cummins engine. An engaging lever had been de-energized from the engine, but the engine remained in idle. Coworkers were cleaning up while waiting for him. When one shoveled sawdust into a dust box, the shovel contacted the engaging lever, which re-engaged the saw, killing Employee #1. A lockout program did not exist. | |||||||
Keywords:
maintenance, sawyer, work rules, control lever, struck against, caught by, lockout, saw, shovel
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 110354776 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |