OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14198246
REMOTE CONTROL,LOG,ROLLER--MACH/PART,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING,SAWMILL,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BY MOVING PARTS OF A LOG DEBARKING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A 21 YEAR OLD MALE, WAS OPERATING A LOG DEBARKING MACHINE. HE DID N N AND PADDLES. HE WAS DISCOVERED NEAR THE END OF THE CONVEYOR, INSIDE THE 20 INC H WIDE BY 8 3/4 INCH DEEP TROUGH. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE FATAL INJURIES. OT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS SAWMILL EXPERIENCE. HE HAD WORKED AT THE MILL FOR ONLY 19 D AYS, AND ONLY AS A DEBARKING MACHINE OPERATOR. THE CONTROLS FOR THE DEBARKER ARE LOCATED IN AN ENCLOSED BOOTH, OR HOUSE, AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL POINT OF OPERATION . EMPLOYEE #1 LEFT THE CONTROL BOOTH WHILE THE DEBARKER WAS RUNNING AND WALKED T O THE AREA OF THE POINT OF OPERATION. THE HAZARDOUS AREA AROUND THE RING BARKER WAS NOT FENCED OFF OR POSTED AS A PROHIBITED AREA. EMPLOYEE #1 SOMEHOW CONTACTED THE REVOLVING SPIKED ROLLERS ON THE DEBARKER, THEN FELL INTO THE BARK CONVEYOR TROUGH BENEATH THE ROLLERS. HE WAS CARRIED ALONG THE TROUGH BY THE CONVEYOR CHAI
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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