OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14212567
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.
EMERSON, AR·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIES IN ACCIDENTAL LATHE START UP
Investigation abstract
On January 12, 1987, Employee #1 was apparently attempting to remove a safety pi n from the core drive of a veneer lathe. Employee #2 started the machine up and the charger arm struck Employee #1 and knocked him into the knives of the lathe, resulting in severe contusions/lacerations. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and d ied on January 22, 1987.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 703
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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