OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14273130

AMPUTATED,SAWYER,CAUGHT BY,LUMBER,SAWMILL,STRUCK BY,ARM,BLADE,LEG

1988-08-25T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,SAWYER,CAUGHT BY,LUMBER,SAWMILL,STRUCK BY,ARM,BLADE,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14273130
Report ID: 111100

Event description

Employee dies after suffering triple amputation in sawmill

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, co-owner of the company, was working as a sawyer when he was driven into a double circular lead saw by a slab of lumber that contacted the log carr iage. Employee #1's arm and both legs were amputated in the sawmill's blade. Emp loyee #1 died one week after the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
6

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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