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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254379

WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,SAW,BACK,UNGUARDED

Event
WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,SAW,BACK,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14254379
Report ID
453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED BY GANG SAW NOT LOCKED OUT

Investigation abstract

AT 1:45 PM ON MARCH 17, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, THE OFF-BEARER ON THE GREEN END OF A FRICK 48 INCH COMBINATION GANG SAW RAISED THE LID OVER THE BLADES WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO REMOVE A PIECE OF LOG CAUGHT IN THE SAW. ANOTHER WORKER MISTAKENLY START ED, THEN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, THE SAW. EMPLOYEE # 1 WAS DRAWN INTO THE MACHINE. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED. FOUR OF EIGHT 48 INCH SAW BLADES PIERCED TH E RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. THE BLADES WERE BACKED UP TO REMOVE EMPLOYEE #1, WHO H AD DIED. THE SWITCH FOR THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WAS NOT OPEN AND TAGGED, BLOCKE D OR LOCKED OUT BEFORE WORK ON THE SAW WAS PERFORMED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    2
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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